26 Ames Close, Luton, LU3 4AS
About 26 Ames Close
26 Ames Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU3 4AS). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£360/sq ft) was about 81% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £450,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Certificate validity
Valid until 8 March 2027
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Planning history
1 application on record at 26 Ames Close, Luton, LU3 4AS
- Apr 2024Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Erection of front porch and front bay window and canopy with alterations to fenestration to facilitate a garage conversion to habitable room (Retrospective)
RetrospectiveExtensionPorch- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00120/FULHH
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 26 Ames Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£476,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 6 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2022Most recent
£450,000
+15.4%over 5 years11 May 2017
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 4AS: £319,995 (2019–2018).
Versus other Ames Close homes
Years Held for 26 Ames Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,879
Street avg £2,683
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.2 km
Whitehaven — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Lea Manor High School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB