11 Gilder Close, Luton, LU3 4AX
About 11 Gilder Close
11 Gilder Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 4AX). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 25 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: February 2019 at £176,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 11% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£656/sq ft) was about 276.7% 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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
11 Gilder Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 11 Gilder Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 21 years.
£176,500
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
28 February 2019Most recent
£176,500
+101.7%over 16 years3 October 2002
£87,500
+45.8%over 1 year19 April 2001
£59,995
+69.0%over 3 years29 September 1997
£35,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 4AX: £378,000 (2025–2019).
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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
Kirby Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bramingham Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB