Orchard Cottage, Church Road, Sundon, Luton, LU3 3PB
About Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Sundon, Luton, Luton (LU3 3PB). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2245 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 28). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 37 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £675,000 sits 81.9% above the 2012 sale of £371,000. On the market in February 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
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Energy performance
Orchard Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 August 2021
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Planning history
1 application on record at Orchard Cottage, Church Road, Sundon, Luton, LU3 3PB
- Apr 2014ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Notification of Householder Extension: Single storey rear extension 6.90m beyond the rear wall of the original house, 395m in height and 3.25m to the eaves
- Reference
- CB/14/00843/GPDE
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Sales history & valuation
Orchard Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£675,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£371,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 February 2012Most recent
£371,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 3PB: £207,500 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in LU3 3PB
Versus other Church Road homes
EPC Rating for Orchard Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,779
Street avg £2,340
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.1 km
Hills View — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sundon Lower School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB