4 Durbar Road, Luton, LU4 8BA
About 4 Durbar Road
4 Durbar Road is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU4 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in October 2003. Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 38.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 sits 108.1% above the 2003 sale of £135,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2023
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Planning history
4 Durbar Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 38.5% per year over 3 years.
£135,000
Growth on file: 38.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
16 October 2003Most recent
£135,000
+145.5%over 2 years11 January 2001
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 8BA: £265,000 (2023–2014).
Versus other Durbar Road homes
4 Durbar Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,517
Street avg £1,977
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Durbar Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Maidenhall Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB