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 (84 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 £459,000 is 25.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 72.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £365,000 in July 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
14 Bancroft Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A change of use to residential application was refused at 14 Bancroft Road in 2025.
- Oct 2025Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use of existing five-bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3) to children's home for up to three children (Use Class C2 - Residential institutions).
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00705/COU
- Oct 2025Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use of existing five-bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3) to children's home for up to three children (Use Class C2 - Residential institutions).
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00705/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 14 Bancroft Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- 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.
£459,000
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: £277,000 (2024–2021).
Everything we know about 14 Bancroft Road, 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 Bancroft Road homes
Floor Area for 14 Bancroft Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,724
Street avg £2,187
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.1 km
Britannia Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Icknield Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full 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