9 Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DS
About 9 Brook Street
9 Brook Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2024) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. At 81 m² this is the 49th 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 top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (82 versus a worst of 39).
At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 56 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2014–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 is 20.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2019 at £156,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
9 Brook Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
9 Brook Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
17applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
9 Brook Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£188,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 5 years.
£156,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
25 April 2019Most recent
£156,000
+30.0%over 4 years28 May 2014
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1DS: £330,000 (2024–2020).
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Brook Street homes
9 Brook Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,926
Street avg £3,556
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB