7 Cresswell Gardens, Luton, LU3 4EX
About 7 Cresswell Gardens
7 Cresswell Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 4EX). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
Last sale on file: £265,000 in December 2020. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £310,000 is 17% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£448/sq ft) was about 89.2% 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2020PorchFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single and two storey side and rear extensions, front & rear dormer windows and front porch
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01313/FULHH
What's in 7 Cresswell Gardens, Luton, LU3 4EX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 7 Cresswell Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£310,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 25 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
11 December 2020Most recent
£265,000
+5.2%over 3 years24 February 2017
£252,000
+62.6%over 11 years10 February 2006
£155,000
+11.9%over 2 years4 September 2003
£138,500
+81.0%over 3 years30 September 1999
£76,500
+36.6%over 3 years22 May 1996
£56,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU3 4EX: £300,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in LU3 4EX
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Versus other Cresswell Gardens homes
CO₂ Emissions for 7 Cresswell Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,818
Street avg £3,900
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB