19 Austin Road, Luton, LU3 1TY
About 19 Austin Road
19 Austin Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1TY). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 21.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 111.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 23 EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £315,000. 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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
19 Austin Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01304/FULHH
- Sept 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Part 1 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Single storey rear extension. Depth 6.0m, Maximum height of extension 4.0m, Height to eaves 3.0m.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/01099/PARES
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 19 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 May 2021Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1TY: £312,000 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 19 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
19 Austin Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,938
Street avg £2,494
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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.
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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
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB