18 Britannia Avenue, Luton, LU3 1XD
About 18 Britannia Avenue
18 Britannia Avenue is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1XD). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £265,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 is 19.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 66.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
18 Britannia Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Britannia Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
17applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 18 Britannia Avenue
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
Price for 18 Britannia Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 22 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
22 October 2020Most recent
£265,000
+67.7%over 6 years31 January 2014
£158,000
+7.5%over 4 years23 July 2009
£147,000
+172.2%over 11 years28 May 1998
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 1XD: £325,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in LU3 1XD
Everything we know about 18 Britannia Avenue, 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 Britannia Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 18 Britannia Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,442
Street avg £2,411
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Britannia Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Icknield Primary 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
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB