Woodbine Villa, Apartment 3, 97 Cranleigh Gardens, Luton, LU3 1LS
About Woodbine Villa
Woodbine Villa is an end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1LS). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012-2021. The latest certificate (October 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. At 65 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in Woodbine Villa, where floor areas span 48–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (81 versus a worst of 75).
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. 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
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Woodbine Villa ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation upgraded
Planning history
Woodbine Villa has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Feb 2018ExtensionConditionsIn report
Extension: Two storey
Change of use to residential, erection of two storey rear extension and single storey side extension with alterations to elevations and roof. Resubmission. Discharge of Condition 6 (Surface and Drainage details of parking service area) of planning permission 14/00747/FUL dated 10th September 2014.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00380/DOC
- Jan 2017ExtensionConditionsIn report
Change of use to residential, erection of two storey rear extension and single storey side extension with alterations to elevations and roof. Resubmission. Discharge of Conditions 3 (Landscaping Scheme details), 4 (Landscape Management Plan) and 5 (Management Plan) of planning permission 14/00747/FUL dated 10th September 2014.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00379/DOC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Woodbine Villa
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Woodbine Villa has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1LS: £388,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in LU3 1LS
Everything we know about Woodbine Villa, 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 Cranleigh Gardens homes
Woodbine Villa outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 55 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 1.6 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
St Michaels Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
River Bank Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB