What kind of home is 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ?

85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ sell for?

85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ last sold for £170,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £31,000 in June 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between June 1998 and October 2022, 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ rose from £31,000 to £170,000, a change of £139,000. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ?

The current EPC rating for 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in July 2020. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ?

85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (538 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LU3 1DZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ use?

The latest EPC at 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ?

85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ in?

85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ sits in Luton. It falls within the LU3 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ?

Police records around 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ 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 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ?

The closest primary school to 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ is Dallow Primary School (640m), one of 30 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Denbigh High School (684m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ?

The closest bus stop to 85 Brook Street, LU3 1DZ is Brook Street, 121m away. The nearest bus option is Luton Station Interchange, 504m away.

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85 Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DZ

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£171,000

Since the 2022 sale (£170,000)+1%
Against LU3 1DZ's recent median (£160,000)+7%

Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 2nd

Bedrooms

Floor area

50 m²

538 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£171,000

Against its 2022 sale (£170,000)+1%
Against LU3 1DZ's recent median (£160,000)+7%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 85 Brook Street is modelled from its 50 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU3 1DZ. 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
50 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2020
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in LU3 1DZ
5 sales, median £160,000 (2025–2019)

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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

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 85 Brook Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Sales timeline

11 October 2022Most recent
£170,000
+246.9%over 21 years
10 May 2001
£49,000
+11.4%over 10 months
13 July 2000
£43,995
+41.9%over 2 years
14 June 1998
£31,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1DZ: £160,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in LU3 1DZ

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 85 Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DZ. 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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Overview

About 85 Brook Street

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

85 Brook Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. At 50 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 41 units on file.

Last sale on file: £170,000 in October 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 93.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Jul 2020

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 July 2030

3 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2020from Sept 2009

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

Windows

Partial DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 85 Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

85 Brook Street 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.

On the street

Versus other Brook Street homes

Four headline reads against 40 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 85 Brook Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,400

Street avg £2,073

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 56 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

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Area

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.

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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

0.6 km

Dallow Primary School. 37 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Dallow Primary SchoolPrimary640m
Denbigh High SchoolSecondary684m
Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolPrimary725m
St Matthew's Primary SchoolPrimary808m

Nearest stops

Brook StreetBus stop121m
Cromwell RoadBus stop171m
Moor ParkBus stop194m
Studley RoadBus stop231m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences1,880 reports42%
Anti-social Behaviour620 reports14%
Criminal Damage & Arson360 reports8%
Vehicle Crime337 reports8%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LU3 1DZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 85 Brook Street is modelled from its 50 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU3 1DZ. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 85 Brook Street. 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 85 Brook Street was lodged in July 2020 at band C and is valid until July 2030. 3 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 85 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 1DZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 85 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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