43 Broad Mead, Luton, LU3 1RX
About 43 Broad Mead
43 Broad Mead is a detached house in Luton (LU3 1RX). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 10.3% below the 2023 sale of £350,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 59.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 124 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 35 EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £350,000.
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Energy performance
43 Broad Mead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 17 August 2031
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Planning history
43 Broad Mead has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 43 Broad Mead, Luton, LU3 1RX
- Jan 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 07/01672/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2011Decision
- ExtensionMay 2010Decision
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Sales history & valuation
43 Broad Mead has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 27 years.
£350,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
18 January 2023Most recent
£350,000
+1128.1%over 23 years8 April 1999
£28,500
-5.0%over 3 years13 March 1996
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1RX: £320,000 (2025–2018).
Versus other Broad Mead homes
Years Held for 43 Broad Mead lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,823
Street avg £2,004
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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Crime
249/mo
Falling 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB