What kind of home is 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN?

27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN?

27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN last sold for £325,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £179,995 in December 2007. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN?

Across 3 sales between December 2007 and June 2022, 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN rose from £179,995 to £325,000, a change of £145,005. That works out to roughly +4.2% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN?

The current EPC rating for 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in March 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN?

27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LU3 3EN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN use?

The latest EPC at 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN?

27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN is in council tax band C.

Which area is 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN in?

27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN sits in Luton. It falls within the LU3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN?

Police records around 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN show an average of 249 reported crimes per month over the last 18 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (13% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN?

The closest primary school to 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN is Parklea Primary School (129m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Lealands High School (329m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN?

The closest bus stop to 27 Cranbrook Drive, LU3 3EN is Eighth Avenue, 239m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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27 Cranbrook Drive, Luton, LU3 3EN

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 27 Cranbrook Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

27 Cranbrook Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 3EN). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 90.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £325,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

Outside

GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Mar 2023

Current Certificate

Mar 2013

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 18 March 2023

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Cranbrook Drive, Luton, LU3 3EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 Cranbrook Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£351,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£325,000

Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

19 June 2022Most recent
£325,000
+66.7%over 7 years
27 July 2014
£195,000
+8.3%over 6 years
13 December 2007
£179,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 3EN: £330,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Cranbrook Drive homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 27 Cranbrook Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,577

Street avg £3,107

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

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Area

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.

Full Luton report

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.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LU3 3EN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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