11 Argyll Avenue, Luton, LU3 1EG
About 11 Argyll Avenue
11 Argyll Avenue is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1EG). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in August 2003. At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 sits 104.7% above the 2003 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 15.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
11 Argyll Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
11 Argyll Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2014ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of building works - Single storey rear extensionDepth - 5mMaximum height of extension - 4mHeight to eaves - 3m
- Reference
- 14/00476/RES
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 27.4% per year over 4 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 27.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
13 August 2003Most recent
£150,000
+7.9%over 7 months21 January 2003
£139,000
+157.4%over 3 years27 May 1999
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1EG: £280,000 (2020–2017).
Everything we know about 11 Argyll Avenue, 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 Argyll Avenue homes
11 Argyll Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,172
Street avg £1,913
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Dorrington Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Denbigh High School. 39 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
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB