53 Austin Road, Luton, LU3 1TY
About 53 Austin Road
53 Austin Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1TY). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 is 32.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 38.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2019 for £312,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
53 Austin Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 April 2029
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Planning history
A a single-storey rear extension application was refused at 53 Austin Road in 2025.
2 applications on record at 53 Austin Road, Luton, LU3 1TY
- Sept 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a first floor side/rear and single storey rear infill extensions
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00813/FULHH
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
53 Austin Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£414,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£312,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 October 2019Most recent
£312,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1TY: £315,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Austin Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 53 Austin Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,579
Street avg £2,559
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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