12 Faringdon Road, Luton, LU4 0EB
About 12 Faringdon Road
12 Faringdon Road is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU4 0EB). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in June 2002. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 sits 135.3% above the 2002 sale of £133,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 46.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
12 Faringdon Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
12 Faringdon Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 12 Faringdon Road, Luton, LU4 0EB
- Jan 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
- Reference
- 09/01230/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
12 Faringdon Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£313,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.9% per year over 6 years.
£133,000
Growth on file: 16.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2002Most recent
£133,000
+133.3%over 3 years19 February 1999
£57,000
+12.9%over 2 years18 April 1996
£50,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 0EB: £320,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Faringdon Road homes
EPC Rating for 12 Faringdon Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,108
Street avg £2,825
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 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
0.2 km
Stanton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Challney High School for Boys. 31 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
50.9dB







