1 Chard Drive, Luton, LU3 4EU
About 1 Chard Drive
1 Chard Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU3 4EU). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Across 1999–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £502,000 sits 68.7% above the 2013 sale of £297,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 February 2023
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Planning history
1 Chard Drive has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 1 Chard Drive, Luton, LU3 4EU
- May 2000ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extension
- Reference
- 00/00273/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2009Decision
- ConservatoryOct 2000Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Chard Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£502,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 14 years.
£297,500
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2013Most recent
£297,500
+85.9%over 13 years22 July 1999
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 4EU: £330,000 (2023–2015).
Versus other Chard Drive homes
Price per m² for 1 Chard Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,610
Street avg £3,748
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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Crime
249/mo
Falling 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB