Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Arbroath Road, Luton, LU3 3LA
4 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£295,000
- Since the 2011 sale (£158,000)+87%
- Against LU3 3LA's recent median (£230,000)+28%
Newest record on this page: November 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
93 m²
1003 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£295,000
- Against its 2011 sale (£158,000)+87%
- Against LU3 3LA's recent median (£230,000)+28%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Arbroath Road is modelled from its 93 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU3 3LA. 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
93 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2011
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2011
Recent sales in LU3 3LA
5 sales, median £230,000 (2023–2018)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2023 | 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.
4 Arbroath Road saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
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).
What this page doesn't show
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About 4 Arbroath Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 £295,000 sits 86.7% 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 75% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
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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.
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
Current Certificate
Jun 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 2 June 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Arbroath Road, Luton, LU3 3LA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Arbroath Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 4 Arbroath Road, Luton, LU3 3LA
1decisions1extensions2documents3nearby
- Jun 2016ExtensionOutlineOutcome in 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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Versus other Arbroath Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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
0.4 km
Mendip Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Whitefield Primary Academy. 22 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Whitefield Primary AcademyPrimary574m
- Lealands High SchoolSecondary589m
- Parklea Primary SchoolPrimary595m
- Lea Manor High SchoolSecondary1.2km
Nearest stops
- Mendip WayBus stop396m
- Epping WayBus stop440m
- Wellfield AvenueBus stop549m
- Whitefield Primary AcademyBus stop593m
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 3LA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB
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 4 Arbroath Road is modelled from its 93 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU3 3LA. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 4 Arbroath Road. 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 4 Arbroath Road was lodged in June 2011 at band C and expired in June 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 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 4 Arbroath Road. 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 22 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LU3 3LA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 4 Arbroath Road 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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