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5 Lime Avenue, Luton, LU4 0EG

3 sales on record5 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Lime Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Lime Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU4 0EG). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 46.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2023 for £420,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Lime Avenue, Luton, LU4 0EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 5 Lime Avenue is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

5 applications on record at 5 Lime Avenue, Luton, LU4 0EG

5decisions19documents2nearby
  1. Dec 2007
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    To raise and thin crown by 60% of all trees from 3 to 33 Lime Avenue.

    Reference
    07/01546/TPOS
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Lime Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2013.

Current estimate

£428,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.2% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£420,000

Growth on file: 11.2% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 January 2023Most recent

    £420,000

    +47.4%over 4 years
  2. 24 May 2018

    £285,000

    +81.5%over 4 years
  3. 26 September 2013

    £157,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 0EG: £332,500 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Lime Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Lime Avenue outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,941

Street avg £3,341

Strongly above

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 89 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

On par
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Luton district page.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Lime Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Ferrars Junior School. 31 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU4 0EG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU4 0EG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.2dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU4 0EG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Lime Avenue, Luton, LU4 0EG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.