1 Cheviot Close, Luton, LU3 3DH
About 1 Cheviot Close
1 Cheviot Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 3DH). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2017–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £387,500 in November 2023.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Cheviot Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Cheviot Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Cheviot Close
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
1 Cheviot Close saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 6 years.
£387,500
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
3 November 2023Most recent
£387,500
+19.2%over 3 years29 November 2019
£325,000
+20.4%over 2 years15 November 2017
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 3DH: £300,000 (2024–2019).
Everything we know about 1 Cheviot Close, 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 Cheviot Close homes
EPC Rating for 1 Cheviot Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,079
Street avg £3,400
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
Strawberry Field — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Parklea Primary School. 31 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
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB