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 £337,000 sits 72.8% above the 2010 sale of £195,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 40.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Feb 2020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
Planning history
16 Bancroft Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
16 Bancroft Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£337,000
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: £277,000 (2024–2021).
Everything we know about 16 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
EPC Rating for 16 Bancroft Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,245
Street avg £2,207
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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