4 Arbroath Road, Luton, LU3 3LA
About 4 Arbroath Road
4 Arbroath Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 3LA). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1003 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2003–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 sits 85.4% above the 2011 sale of £158,000. Last sold in November 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 93 m² it's 24.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 16 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
4 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Arbroath Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of building works - single storey rear extensionDepth - 4.3mMaximum height of extension - 4mHeight to eaves - 3m
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00975/RES
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Sales history & valuation
4 Arbroath Road saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£293,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 9 years.
£158,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2011Most recent
£158,000
+5.3%over 6 years24 March 2005
£150,000
+11.1%over 1 year9 January 2004
£134,995
+13.4%over 11 months14 February 2003
£119,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 3LA: £230,000 (2023–2018).
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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
4 Arbroath Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,696
Street avg £2,536
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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