8 Cresswell Gardens, Luton, LU3 4EX
About 8 Cresswell Gardens
8 Cresswell Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 4EX). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £290,000 in November 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 is 23.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 28% 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
- Bedrooms3
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Cresswell Gardens has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
8 Cresswell Gardens has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 20 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
29 November 2019Most recent
£290,000
+26.1%over 5 years28 February 2014
£230,000
+32.2%over 11 years16 January 2003
£174,000
+85.1%over 3 years25 August 1999
£94,000
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
On floor area, 8 Cresswell Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,258
Street avg £3,997
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
52.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB