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18 Brunel Road, Luton, LU4 0RX

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
85 m²
914 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 18 Brunel Road

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

18 Brunel Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU4 0RX). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 914 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 sits 214.9% above the 2002 sale of £87,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 36.7% below the postcode norm.

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
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • 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.

18 Brunel Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Feb 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Brunel Road, Luton, LU4 0RX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Brunel Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at 18 Brunel Road, Luton, LU4 0RX

1decisions2extensions2nearby
  1. Nov 2013
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Notification of building works - single storey rear extensionDepth - 6mMaximum height of extension - 4mHeight to eaves - 3m

    Reference
    13/01387/RES
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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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.

18 Brunel Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).

Current estimate

£274,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2002)

£87,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 February 2002Most recent

    £87,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 0RX: £270,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Brunel Road homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 18 Brunel Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,025

Street avg £2,253

Strongly below

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below
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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

Brunel Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Chantry Primary Academy. 34 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 0RX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU4 0RX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU4 0RX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 18 Brunel Road, Luton, LU4 0RX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.