14 Ashdale Gardens, Luton, LU3 4DE
About 14 Ashdale Gardens
14 Ashdale Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU3 4DE). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2008–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 sits 89.6% above the 2013 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 17.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (December 2013).
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
14 Ashdale Gardens has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of first floor side extension
- Agent
- Kingswood Design Ltd
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01120/FUL
What's in 14 Ashdale Gardens, Luton, LU3 4DE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
14 Ashdale Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£474,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 5 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
5 December 2013Most recent
£250,000
+4.2%over 5 years17 July 2008
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 4DE: £325,000 (2022–2006).
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Versus other Ashdale Gardens homes
EPC Rating for 14 Ashdale Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,838
Street avg £2,667
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
Kirby Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB