21 Austin Road, Luton, LU3 1TY
About 21 Austin Road
21 Austin Road is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1TY). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 142.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £375,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 21 Austin Road
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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension application was refused at 21 Austin Road in 2026.
- Jan 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single and two storey side and rear and part single storey front extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01057/FULHH
- Nov 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of first floor rear extension and single storey front, side and rear extension. (Resubmission)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00929/FULHH
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 21 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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 February 2022Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1TY: £312,000 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 21 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Austin Road homes
21 Austin Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,518
Street avg £2,466
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 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.
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