9 Chard Drive, Luton, LU3 4EU
About 9 Chard Drive
9 Chard Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU3 4EU). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 is 24.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 139.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
9 Chard Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
9 Chard Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 12 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
19 June 2016Most recent
£330,000
+68.4%over 11 years9 September 2004
£196,000
+7.1%10 August 2004
£183,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 4EU: £325,000 (2023–2013).
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Versus other Chard Drive homes
9 Chard Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,521
Street avg £3,271
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB