8 Ailsworth Road, Luton, LU3 2UG
About 8 Ailsworth Road
8 Ailsworth Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU3 2UG). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. 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 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 59.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £580,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
8 Ailsworth Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Ailsworth Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2019ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Part 1 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Single storey rear extension. Depth 5.0m, Maximum height of extension 4.0m, Height to eaves 2.7m.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00060/RES
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Sales history & valuation
8 Ailsworth Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2013.
£576,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 9 years.
£580,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2022Most recent
£580,000
+45.0%over 3 years16 August 2018
£400,000
+52.7%over 5 years16 May 2013
£262,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 2UG: £477,000 (2025–2021).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Ailsworth Road homes
Price per m² for 8 Ailsworth Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,874
Street avg £3,325
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
Ailsworth Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Meads Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB