24 Broad Mead, Luton, LU3 1RX
About 24 Broad Mead
24 Broad Mead is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1RX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 is 10.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 164.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 83 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 35 EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £352,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension application was refused at 24 Broad Mead in 2024.
- Mar 2026Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Erection of rear dormer window to facilitate loft conversion
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00222/LAWP
- Jan 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single and two storey side and rear extensions
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01206/FULHH
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 24 Broad Mead
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 24 Broad Mead was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 19 years.
£352,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
31 March 2022Most recent
£352,000
+139.5%over 19 years6 January 2003
£147,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1RX: £320,000 (2025–2018).
Everything we know about 24 Broad Mead, 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 Broad Mead homes
Price per m² for 24 Broad Mead runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,241
Street avg £1,943
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
High Mead — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Denbigh Primary School. 41 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB