21 Derby Road, Luton, LU4 0DH
About 21 Derby Road
21 Derby Road is a detached house in Luton (LU4 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 65% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £560,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
21 Derby Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 21 Derby Road, Luton, LU4 0DH
- Jan 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions together with alterations to roof.
- Reference
- 02/01512/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2004Decision
- ExtensionMay 2003Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 21 Derby Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 26 years.
£560,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
25 November 2022Most recent
£560,000
+286.3%over 20 years9 October 2002
£144,950
+15.3%over 1 year17 November 2000
£125,750
+199.4%over 3 years13 December 1996
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 0DH: £345,000 (2023–2015).
Versus other Derby Road homes
Years Held for 21 Derby Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,872
Street avg £2,644
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.4 km
Challney High School for Boys. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.0dB







