48 Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley, Luton, LU3 3PS
About 48 Sharpenhoe Road
48 Sharpenhoe Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Streatley, Luton, Luton (LU3 3PS). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. A recent sale: £585,000 in August 2025. At 168 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 20 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 17.6% 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
48 Sharpenhoe Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
An application for partial demolition is currently awaiting a decision.
- Mar 2026DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Demolition of existing outbuilding, and erection of a new single storey rear extension and small side extension, rooflights, alterations to windows and doors
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/26/00668/FULL
- Feb 2006OutbuildingFullIn report
ERECTION OF DETACHED DOUBLE GARAGE (REVISED APPLICATION SB/TP/2005/0965)
- Reference
- SB/05/01258
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 48 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
48 Sharpenhoe Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£553,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 20 years.
£585,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2025Most recent
£585,000
+56.0%over 15 years16 June 2010
£375,000
+15.7%over 5 years28 February 2005
£324,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 3PS: £580,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in LU3 3PS
54 Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley, Luton, LU3 3PS
Sold Jan 2024
£465,000142 Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley, Luton, LU3 3PS
Sold Nov 2023
£580,000Streatley Hall, Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley, Luton, LU3 3PS
Sold Sept 2021
£1,020,000141 Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley, Luton, LU3 3PS
Sold Jun 2021
£750,00093 Sharpenhoe Road, Streatley, Luton, LU3 3PS
Sold Dec 2020
£562,000
Everything we know about 48 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
Years Held for 48 Sharpenhoe Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,482
Street avg £3,729
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
0.3 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Bramingham Primary School. 7 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
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB