3a, Marlborough Road, Luton, LU3 1EF
About 3a
3a is a three-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU3 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in August 2006. Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 sits 98% above the 2006 sale of £248,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 19.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 127 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (166 m² median across 28 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
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Certificate validity
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Planning history
3a has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3a, Marlborough Road, Luton, LU3 1EF
- Jul 2000ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey side extension
- Reference
- 00/00523/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.6% per year over 7 years.
£248,000
Growth on file: 11.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2006Most recent
£248,000
+105.0%over 6 years10 February 2000
£121,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1EF: £430,000 (2025–2017).
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Versus other Marlborough Road homes
EPC Rating for 3a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,953
Street avg £1,996
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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Crime
249/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dorrington Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Denbigh High School. 41 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB