3 Albury Close, Luton, LU3 4AY
About 3 Albury Close
3 Albury Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU3 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 sits 217.5% above the 1999 sale of £137,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 29.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Heating systemElectric
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Albury Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Albury Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2000ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of rear conservatory
Extension- Reference
- 00/00589/FUL
What's in 3 Albury Close, Luton, LU3 4AY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Albury Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£137,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 September 1999Most recent
£137,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 4AY: £267,500 (2024–2020).
Everything we know about 3 Albury Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Albury Close homes
EPC Rating for 3 Albury Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,269
Street avg £3,040
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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