5 Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DS
About 5 Brook Street
5 Brook Street is an end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 66 m² this is the 47th smallest of 57 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–170 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 66 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 56 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
5 Brook Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
5 Brook Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
17applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Brook Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Brook Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1DS: £330,000 (2024–2020).
Everything we know about 5 Brook Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Brook Street homes
5 Brook Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Brook Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Dallow Primary School. 37 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB