27 Derwent Avenue, Luton, LU3 2DX
About 27 Derwent Avenue
27 Derwent Avenue is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 2DX). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £342,000 is 48.7% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
27 Derwent Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2020New BuildFullIn report
Erection of a new 2 bedroom chalet bungalow at the rear of No. 27 Derwent Avenue.
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00014/FUL
- Apr 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 03/00183/FUL
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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.
£342,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 April 2021Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 2DX: £305,000 (2023–2021).
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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 Derwent Avenue homes
On floor area, 27 Derwent Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,527
Street avg £3,776
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.2 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