Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Brunel Road, Luton, LU4 0RX
2 planning records
Estimated value
£279,000
- Since the 2002 sale (£87,000)+221%
- Against LU4 0RX's recent median (£270,000)+3%
Newest record on this page: June 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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
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Our estimate
£279,000
- Against its 2002 sale (£87,000)+221%
- Against LU4 0RX's recent median (£270,000)+3%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 18 Brunel Road is modelled from its 85 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LU4 0RX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
85 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2009
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2002
Recent sales in LU4 0RX
5 sales, median £270,000 (2026–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
18 Brunel Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
Sales timeline
25 February 2002Most recent
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 0RX: £270,000 (2026–2020).
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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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 £279,000 sits 220.7% above the 2002 sale of £87,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 38.1% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
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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
Current Certificate
Feb 2009EPC 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
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 February 2019
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
- Nov 2013ExtensionOutlineOutcome 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
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2014Decision
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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 £2,367
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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
288/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- Chantry Primary AcademyPrimary166m
- Southfield Primary AcademyPrimary469m
- The Chalk Hills AcademySecondary561m
- St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary609m
Nearest stops
- Brunel RoadBus stop98m
- St Dominics SquareBus stop215m
- Landrace RoadBus stop299m
- Kirkwood RoadBus stop312m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,789 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour582 reports13%
- Public Order329 reports8%
- Vehicle Crime329 reports8%
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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· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 18 Brunel Road is modelled from its 85 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in LU4 0RX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 18 Brunel Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 18 Brunel Road was lodged in February 2009 at band E and expired in February 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 18 Brunel Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 34 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LU4 0RX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 18 Brunel Road is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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