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 80.6% 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.
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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
- Bathrooms3
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2024Garage ConversionFullIn 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
What's in 26 Ames Close, Luton, LU3 4AS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 26 Ames Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£474,000
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).
Everything we know about 26 Ames Close, in one report
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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 £2,709
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
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
0.2 km
Whitehaven — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Lea Manor High School. 21 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
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB