7 Chard Drive, Luton, LU3 4EU
About 7 Chard Drive
7 Chard Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU3 4EU). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sold June 2020 for £408,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 is 22.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 62.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Chard Drive has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Erection of single and two storey side extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00394/FULHH
What's in 7 Chard Drive, Luton, LU3 4EU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 7 Chard Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 22 years.
£408,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
2 June 2020Most recent
£408,000
+104.0%over 13 years3 August 2006
£200,000
+63.9%over 6 years8 June 2000
£122,000
+37.1%over 1 year11 June 1998
£89,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 4EU: £325,000 (2023–2013).
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Versus other Chard Drive homes
Habitable Rooms for 7 Chard Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,849
Street avg £3,438
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB