18 Albury Close, Luton, LU3 4AY
About 18 Albury Close
18 Albury Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in November 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 sits 322% above the 1999 sale of £41,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£98/sq ft) was about 41.5% below the postcode norm. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 August 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
18 Albury Close has no planning applications on record.
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Sales history & valuation
18 Albury Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£41,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 November 1999Most recent
£41,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 4AY: £267,500 (2024–2020).
Versus other Albury Close homes
On price per m², 18 Albury Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,051
Street avg £3,039
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.1 km
Woodmere — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bramingham Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB