12 Bancroft Road, Luton, LU3 2NB
About 12 Bancroft Road
12 Bancroft Road is an end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 2NB). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 November 2023
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
12 Bancroft Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at 12 Bancroft Road, Luton, LU3 2NB
- Jun 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Erection of two storey side and single and two storey rear extensions and double detached garage
- Reference
- 13/00306/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingSept 2023Decision
- ExtensionOct 2019Decision
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- The 9 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Sales history & valuation
12 Bancroft Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 2NB: £310,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Bancroft Road homes
EPC Rating for 12 Bancroft Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
Britannia Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Icknield Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB