26 Arbroath Road, Luton, LU3 3LA
About 26 Arbroath Road
26 Arbroath Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 3LA). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a C (score 74). The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £152,500 in June 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 56 m² it's 28.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 16 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 27.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 48.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
26 Arbroath Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Arbroath Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
26 Arbroath Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 23 years.
£152,500
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
6 June 2018Most recent
£152,500
+30.9%over 11 years14 September 2006
£116,500
+25.3%over 3 years28 March 2003
£93,000
+173.5%over 7 years25 May 1995
£34,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 3LA: £265,000 (2023–2017).
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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 Arbroath Road homes
26 Arbroath Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,723
Street avg £2,407
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.4 km
Mendip Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Whitefield Primary Academy. 22 schools nearby.
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The full 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