What type of property is 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU?

7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU?

7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU last sold for £408,000 in June 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £89,000 in June 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU?

Across 4 sales between June 1998 and June 2020, 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU rose from £89,000 to £408,000, a change of £319,000. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU have?

The current EPC rating for 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in December 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU?

7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (1,141 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LU3 4EU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU heated?

The latest EPC at 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU have?

7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU has council approval for side extension granted in June 2018 under ref. 18/00394/FULHH. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU?

7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU is in council tax band D.

Where is 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU located?

7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU sits in Luton. It falls within the LU3 postcode district.

What is crime like near 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU?

Police records around 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU show an average of 249 reported crimes per month over the last 18 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (13% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU?

The closest primary school to 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU is Bramingham Primary School (298m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College (633m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU?

The closest bus stop to 7 Chard Drive, LU3 4EU is Edgcott Close, 95m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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7 Chard Drive, Luton, LU3 4EU

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

106 m²

1141 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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About 7 Chard Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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 £483,000 is 18.4% 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.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate

Dec 2019

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 11 December 2029

3 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Chard Drive, Luton, LU3 4EU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Chard Drive has an approved side extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 7 Chard Drive, Luton, LU3 4EU

1decisions1extensions5documents

Jun 2018
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Erection of single and two storey side extension
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5 docs on file
Reference
18/00394/FULHH
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 7 Chard Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£483,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£408,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

2 June 2020Most recent
£408,000
+104.0%over 13 years
3 August 2006
£200,000
+63.9%over 6 years
8 June 2000
£122,000
+37.1%over 1 year
11 June 1998
£89,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 4EU: £325,000 (2023–2013).

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On the street

Versus other Chard Drive homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 7 Chard Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,849

Street avg £3,438

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Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 99 m²

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Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

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Area

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU3 4EU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for LU3 4EU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

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