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.
Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 is 14.1% below the 2022 sale of £375,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 142.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 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.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 August 2031
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Planning history
A a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension application was refused at 21 Austin Road in 2026.
3 applications on record at 21 Austin Road, Luton, LU3 1TY
- Sept 2022DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single and two storey side and rear extension and part single storey front extension following demolition of existing garage.
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00869/FULHH
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2026Decision
- ExtensionNov 2023Decision
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (3 on record)
- All 3 applications on this property in full, plus 17 notable nearby
- The 30 documents, officer reports & conditions
- What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£322,000
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).
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
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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB