Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DS
Estimated value
£156,000
- Against LU3 1DS's recent median (£330,000)-53%
Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£156,000
- Against LU3 1DS's recent median (£330,000)-53%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Brook Street is modelled from its 66 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LU3 1DS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
66 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2025
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in LU3 1DS
5 sales, median £330,000 (2024–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Brook Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
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).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 5 Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DS. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 5 Brook Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 58 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 57 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Brook Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 May 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
May 2025from Feb 2014
EPC improved fromD64toE42
Heating System
Storage HeatersRoom Heaters
Heating system changed
Heating Controls
ManualThermostat
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low Energy Lighting
100%75%
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Brook Street has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
17 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Brook Street homes
Four headline reads against 49 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Brook Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Luton district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
249/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- Dallow Primary SchoolPrimary674m
- Denbigh High SchoolSecondary674m
- Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary750m
- St Matthew's Primary SchoolPrimary777m
Nearest stops
- Brook StreetBus stop105m
- Cromwell RoadBus stop144m
- Moor ParkBus stop187m
- Cromwell HillBus stop223m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,880 reports42%
- Anti-social Behaviour620 reports14%
- Criminal Damage & Arson360 reports8%
- Vehicle Crime337 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU3 1DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Brook Street is modelled from its 66 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LU3 1DS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for 5 Brook Street, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Brook Street was lodged in May 2025 at band E and is valid until May 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Brook Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 37 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LU3 1DS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 5 Brook Street is in council tax band A. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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