13 Austin Road, Luton, LU3 1TY
About 13 Austin Road
13 Austin Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1TY). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 is 34.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 59.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in November 2016.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
13 Austin Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
13 Austin Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2001ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 01/00686/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 13 Austin Road
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
Price for 13 Austin Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 20 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
3 November 2016Most recent
£310,000
+474.1%over 20 years29 August 1996
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1TY: £315,000 (2025–2020).
Everything we know about 13 Austin Road, 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 Austin Road homes
On epc rating, 13 Austin Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,981
Street avg £2,539
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
William Austin Infants School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
William Austin Junior School. 35 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
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB