27 Albury Close, Luton, LU3 4AY
About 27 Albury Close
27 Albury Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU3 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 98.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £500,000. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
27 Albury Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side and rear extension at 27 Albury Close.
- Jul 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey side and rear extensions.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00514/FUL
What's in 27 Albury Close, Luton, LU3 4AY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 27 Albury Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£521,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 26 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
7 November 2022Most recent
£500,000
+122.2%over 19 years16 April 2003
£225,000
+174.4%over 6 years28 February 1997
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 4AY: £267,500 (2024–2019).
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Versus other Albury Close homes
On years held, 27 Albury Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £2,930
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.1 km
Woodmere — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bramingham Primary School. 20 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
46.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB