4 The Barleycorn, Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1EB
About 4 The Barleycorn
4 The Barleycorn is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1EB). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 809 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 is 19.2% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £148,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
4 The Barleycorn's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jul 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 The Barleycorn 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 15 years.
£148,500
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
9 February 2021Most recent
£148,500
+85.6%over 14 years27 April 2006
£80,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in LU3 1EB: £31,000 (2022–1998).
Everything we know about 4 The Barleycorn, 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 The Barleycorn homes
On habitable rooms, 4 The Barleycorn stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
75 (C)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 55 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 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
Cromwell Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Denbigh High 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
54.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB