1 Douglas Road, Luton, LU4 8EB
About 1 Douglas Road
1 Douglas Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU4 8EB). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 sits 99.4% above the 2006 sale of £176,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 25.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
1 Douglas Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2026
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 1 Douglas Road, Luton, LU4 8EB
- May 2014OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Retention of rear outbuilding
Retrospective- Reference
- 14/00495/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2022Decision
- FullOct 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 10 years.
£176,000
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
3 August 2006Most recent
£176,000
+193.4%over 8 years21 May 1998
£59,995
+5.3%over 1 year24 January 1997
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 8EB: £210,000 (2024–2008).
Versus other Douglas Road homes
Floor Area for 1 Douglas Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,323
Street avg £1,393
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Arundel Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Maidenhall Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB






