4 Broughton Avenue, Luton, LU3 2AR
About 4 Broughton Avenue
4 Broughton Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 2AR). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 107% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
4 Broughton Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Broughton Avenue has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey front, side and rear extension. (Resubmission).
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00801/FULHH
- May 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey wrap around extension following the demolition of existing garage
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00221/FULHH
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- 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.
£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 17 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
20 October 2022Most recent
£425,000
+88.9%over 16 years20 October 2005
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 2AR: £325,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LU3 2AR
Everything we know about 4 Broughton 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Broughton Avenue homes
On price per m², 4 Broughton Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,120
Street avg £2,836
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.3 km
Heathfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Icknield High School. 34 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
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB