3 Broad Mead, Luton, LU3 1RX
About 3 Broad Mead
3 Broad Mead is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1RX). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 831 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in October 2010. Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 sits 74.6% above the 2010 sale of £177,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 37.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 77 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 35 EPCs).
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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
Energy performance
3 Broad Mead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jul 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Broad Mead has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00999/FUL
- Oct 2015ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of building works - single storey rear extensionDepth - 6mMaximum height of extension - 4mHeight to eaves - 3m
- Reference
- 15/01461/RES
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3 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
3 Broad Mead valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£177,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 October 2010Most recent
£177,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1RX: £350,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 3 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
On epc rating, 3 Broad Mead runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,293
Street avg £2,027
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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.
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
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB