Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Cranbrook Drive, Luton, LU3 3EN
Extendable1 planning record
Estimated value
£356,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£245,000)+45%
- Against LU3 3EN's recent median (£330,000)+8%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£356,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£245,000)+45%
- Against LU3 3EN's recent median (£330,000)+8%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Cranbrook Drive is modelled from its 101 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LU3 3EN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
101 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2020
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in LU3 3EN
5 sales, median £330,000 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 3EN: £330,000 (2025–2022).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Cranbrook Drive, Luton, LU3 3EN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
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About 1 Cranbrook Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Cranbrook Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 3EN). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 101 m² it's 26.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 is 45.3% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £245,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Cranbrook Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Dec 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 December 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Cranbrook Drive, Luton, LU3 3EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Cranbrook Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 1 Cranbrook Drive, Luton, LU3 3EN
1decisions1extensions3nearby
- Jul 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 10/00537/FUL
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Versus other Cranbrook Drive homes
Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 1 Cranbrook Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,426
Street avg £3,200
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Luton district page.
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
0.2 km
Eighth Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Parklea Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Parklea Primary SchoolPrimary129m
- Lealands High SchoolSecondary329m
- Whitefield Primary AcademyPrimary438m
- Waulud Primary SchoolPrimary898m
Nearest stops
- Eighth AvenueBus stop239m
- Strawberry FieldBus stop396m
- Copenhagen CloseBus stop401m
- Wellfield AvenueBus stop451m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,880 reports42%
- Anti-social Behaviour620 reports14%
- Criminal Damage & Arson360 reports8%
- Vehicle Crime337 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU3 3EN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 1 Cranbrook Drive is modelled from its 101 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LU3 3EN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 1 Cranbrook Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Cranbrook Drive was lodged in December 2020 at band E and is valid until December 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 Cranbrook Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 28 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LU3 3EN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Cranbrook Drive is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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