1 Derwent Avenue, Luton, LU3 2DX
About 1 Derwent Avenue
1 Derwent Avenue is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 2DX). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 468 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 is 49.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£395/sq ft) was about 47.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014).
Energy performance
1 Derwent Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 5 November 2018
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Planning history
1 Derwent Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 Derwent Avenue, Luton, LU3 2DX
- May 2015ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of building works - Single Storey rear extensionDepth - 4MMaximum height of extension - 2.7MHeight of eaves - 2.25M
- Reference
- 15/00627/RES
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£277,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 14 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
16 October 2014Most recent
£185,000
+48.0%over 6 years21 August 2008
£125,000
+47.1%over 7 years9 March 2001
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 2DX: £305,000 (2026–2022).
Versus other Derwent Avenue homes
1 Derwent Avenue is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,254
Street avg £3,901
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Crime
249/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Laburnum Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Warden Hill Infant Academy. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







