16 Dexter Close, Luton, LU3 4DX
About 16 Dexter Close
16 Dexter Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 4DX). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£512/sq ft) was about 164.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £215,000. 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
- Bedrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Dexter Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 December 2022Most recent
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 4DX: £285,000 (2025–2021).
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Versus other Dexter Close homes
16 Dexter Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,513
Street avg £2,821
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
Dexter Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Bramingham Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB