16 Bancroft Road, Luton, LU3 2NB
About 16 Bancroft Road
16 Bancroft Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 2NB). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 935 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 sits 65.6% above the 2010 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 37.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
16 Bancroft Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 February 2020
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Planning history
16 Bancroft Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
16 Bancroft Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£323,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 9 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
16 June 2010Most recent
£195,000
+77.3%over 8 years18 October 2001
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 2NB: £310,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Bancroft Road homes
EPC Rating for 16 Bancroft Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,245
Street avg £2,289
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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.
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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