17 Faringdon Road, Luton, LU4 0EB
About 17 Faringdon Road
17 Faringdon Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU4 0EB). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 681 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in November 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 460.8% above the 1996 sale of £48,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 60.7% below the postcode norm. At 63 m² it's 20.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Oct 2018
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Planning history
17 Faringdon Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Faringdon Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£48,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 November 1996Most recent
£48,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 0EB: £320,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Faringdon Road homes
On price per m², 17 Faringdon Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£766
Street avg £2,851
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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