What kind of home is Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU?

Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU is an end-of-terrace house.

When did Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU last change hands?

Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU last sold for £160,000 in October 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £155,000 in February 2019, so prices have been flat over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU changed over time?

Across 2 sales between February 2019 and October 2021, Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU rose from £155,000 to £160,000, a change of £5,000. That works out to roughly +1.2% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU have?

The current EPC rating for Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in June 2017. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU?

Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (517 sq ft). That makes it about 14% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LU3 1DU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU use?

The latest EPC at Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU in?

Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU sits in Luton. It falls within the LU3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU?

Police records around Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU show an average of 249 reported crimes per month over the last 18 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (13% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU?

The closest primary school to Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU is Dallow Primary School (578m), one of 31 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Denbigh High School (702m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU?

The closest bus stop to Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, LU3 1DU is Brook Street, 169m away. The nearest bus option is Luton Station Interchange, 526m away.

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Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DU

EPC B

Property type

End terrace

Floor Ground

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

48 m²

517 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Tenure

Private Rental

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Overview

About Downton Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Downton Court is an end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft). The latest certificate (June 2017) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 48 m² this is the 23rd smallest of 26 units on EPC record in Downton Court, where floor areas span 35–49 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B, with this unit at the top.

At 48 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (41 m² median across 25 EPCs). Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£310/sq ft) was about 136.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.

Current Certificate

Jun 2017

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 1 June 2027

8 months remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Downton Court, Flat 1a, Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Downton Court has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

17 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£172,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£160,000

Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

5 October 2021Most recent
£160,000
+3.2%over 2 years
1 February 2019
£155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1DU: £138,000 (2023–2018).

Nearby sales in LU3 1DU

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Versus other Brook Street homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for Downton Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,333

Street avg £2,078

Strongly above

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 40 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Brook Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Dallow Primary School. 38 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU3 1DU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LU3 1DU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.9dB

Low

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