Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
13 Austin Road, Luton, LU3 1TY
Extendable1 planning record
Estimated value
£404,000
- Since the 2016 sale (£310,000)+30%
- Against LU3 1TY's recent median (£315,000)+28%
Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£404,000
- Against its 2016 sale (£310,000)+30%
- Against LU3 1TY's recent median (£315,000)+28%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 13 Austin Road is modelled from its 104 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU3 1TY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
104 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2016
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in LU3 1TY
5 sales, median £315,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 13 Austin Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
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).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 13 Austin Road, Luton, LU3 1TY. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 13 Austin Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 £404,000 is 30.3% 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.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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
Current Certificate
Jun 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 19 June 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 13 Austin Road, Luton, LU3 1TY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
13 Austin Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 13 Austin Road, Luton, LU3 1TY
1decisions1extensions17nearby
- Aug 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 01/00686/FUL
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Versus other Austin Road homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Luton district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
249/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- William Austin Junior SchoolPrimary233m
- William Austin Infant SchoolPrimary281m
- Icknield Primary SchoolPrimary584m
- Icknield High SchoolSecondary725m
Nearest stops
- William Austin Infants SchoolBus stop53m
- William Austin Infants SchoolBus stop84m
- Tintagel CloseBus stop197m
- St Ethelbert AvenueBus stop287m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,880 reports42%
- Anti-social Behaviour620 reports14%
- Criminal Damage & Arson360 reports8%
- Vehicle Crime337 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU3 1TY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 13 Austin Road is modelled from its 104 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU3 1TY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 13 Austin Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 13 Austin Road was lodged in June 2016 at band F and expired in June 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 13 Austin Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 35 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LU3 1TY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 13 Austin Road is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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