1 Elvington Gardens, Luton, LU3 4ET
About 1 Elvington Gardens
1 Elvington Gardens is a detached house in Luton (LU3 4ET). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Today's modelled estimate of £573,000 is 18.1% below the 2022 sale of £700,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 67.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold July 2022 for £700,000. 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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Elvington Gardens has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Aug 2015ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Erection of two storey rear extension and new first floor window in existing right hand flank elevation.
- Reference
- 15/00824/LAWP
- Apr 2015Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey front, first floor side extensionsand garage conversion
- Agent
- JMC Building Surveyors Ltd
Extension- Reference
- 15/00220/FUL
What's in 1 Elvington Gardens, Luton, LU3 4ET's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Elvington Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£573,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£700,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 July 2022Most recent
£700,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 4ET: £425,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in LU3 4ET
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Versus other Elvington Gardens homes
On epc rating, 1 Elvington Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,023
Street avg £3,253
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Edgcott Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bramingham Primary School. 18 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
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB