17 Burford Close, Luton, LU3 4DS
About 17 Burford Close
17 Burford Close is a detached house in Luton (LU3 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 117% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £489,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 November 2026
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Planning history
A recent planning application at 17 Burford Close was refused — worth checking the council file.
2 applications on record at 17 Burford Close, Luton, LU3 4DS
- Jun 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of first floor side extension.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00664/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConversionDec 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£489,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£489,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 4DS: £455,000 (2026–2021).
Versus other Burford Close homes
Habitable Rooms for 17 Burford Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,976
Street avg £2,770
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
Burford Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bramingham Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







