42 Charlwood Road, Luton, LU4 0BU
About 42 Charlwood Road
42 Charlwood Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU4 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 33% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 50.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
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Planning history
42 Charlwood Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 42 Charlwood Road, Luton, LU4 0BU
- Nov 2016ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Notification of building works - single storey rear extensionDepth - 6mMaximum height of extension - 4mHeight to eaves - 3m
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01906/RES
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Sales history & valuation
42 Charlwood Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 14 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
16 June 2016Most recent
£285,000
+159.1%over 14 years29 May 2002
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 0BU: £295,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Charlwood Road homes
On price per m², 42 Charlwood Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,393
Street avg £2,433
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Stanton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Challney High School for Boys. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.0dB