14 Bancroft Road, Luton, LU3 2NB
About 14 Bancroft Road
14 Bancroft Road is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 2NB). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 is 13.7% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 68.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £365,000 in July 2020.
Energy performance
14 Bancroft Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 April 2030
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Planning history
A change of use to residential application was refused at 14 Bancroft Road in 2025.
4 applications on record at 14 Bancroft Road, Luton, LU3 2NB
- Jun 2023OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Erection of rear office outbuilding
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00700/FULHH
- More recent applications — locked
- Change Of UseOct 2025Decision
- Change of UseOct 2025Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£365,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 July 2020Most recent
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 2NB: £310,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Bancroft Road homes
Floor Area for 14 Bancroft Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,724
Street avg £2,270
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







