18 Douglas Road, Luton, LU4 8EB
About 18 Douglas Road
18 Douglas Road is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU4 8EB). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
18 Douglas Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
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Planning history
18 Douglas Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 18 Douglas Road, Luton, LU4 8EB
- Dec 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection single storey rear/side extension.
- Reference
- 12/01083/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
18 Douglas Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 8EB: £210,000 (2024–2008).
Versus other Douglas Road homes
EPC Rating for 18 Douglas Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 112 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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