20 Arbroath Road, Luton, LU3 3LA
About 20 Arbroath Road
20 Arbroath Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 3LA). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1511 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2007–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 sits 100.5% above the 2014 sale of £189,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 27.2% below the postcode norm. On the market in February 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
20 Arbroath 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 September 2020
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Planning history
20 Arbroath Road 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.
Sales history & valuation
20 Arbroath Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 7 years.
£189,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2014Most recent
£189,000
+18.1%over 7 years26 February 2007
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 3LA: £230,000 (2023–2018).
Versus other Arbroath Road homes
Price per m² for 20 Arbroath Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,346
Street avg £2,580
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.4 km
Mendip Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Whitefield Primary Academy. 22 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB







