7 Durbar Road, Luton, LU4 8BA
About 7 Durbar Road
7 Durbar Road is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU4 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Held since June 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 sits 638% above the 1998 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 73.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2018.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 7 Durbar Road, Luton, LU4 8BA
- Sept 2018ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Part 1 Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 - Single storey rear extension. Depth 4m, Maximum height of extension 4m, Height to eaves 3m.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01287/RES
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Sales history & valuation
7 Durbar Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£369,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£50,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 June 1998Most recent
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 8BA: £265,000 (2023–2014).
Versus other Durbar Road homes
On years held, 7 Durbar Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£382
Street avg £2,058
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.3dB