197 Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley, Luton, LU3 3PR
About 197 Sharpenhoe Road
197 Sharpenhoe Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Streatley, Luton, Luton (LU3 3PR). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£385/sq ft) was about 92.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £390,000 in May 2023.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
197 Sharpenhoe Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
197 Sharpenhoe Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- May 2014PorchAmendmentIn report
Extension: Single storey
Non-Material Amendment: CB/14/00197/FULL Single storey front & side extensions with dormer window to front elevation. Additional side window to hall and removal of brick pier to front porch.
Extension- Reference
- CB/14/01394/NMA
- Feb 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey front & side extensions with dormer window to front elevation.
- Reference
- CB/14/00197/FULL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 197 Sharpenhoe Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
197 Sharpenhoe Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 16 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
18 May 2023Most recent
£390,000
+59.2%over 15 years18 October 2007
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 3PR: £353,500 (2023–2006).
Nearby sales in LU3 3PR
189 Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley, Luton, LU3 3PR
Sold Feb 2023
£405,000207 Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley, Luton, LU3 3PR
Sold Jun 2020
£353,500205 Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley, Luton, LU3 3PR
Sold Jul 2009
£357,500218 Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley, Luton, LU3 3PR
Sold May 2007
£291,000199 Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley, Luton, LU3 3PR
Sold Sept 2006
£287,000
Everything we know about 197 Sharpenhoe Road, in one report
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 Sharpenhoe Road homes
Price per m² for 197 Sharpenhoe Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,149
Street avg £2,678
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.0 km
Sundon Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Sundon Lower School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB