Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
16 Chandos Road, Luton, LU4 8EX
3 sales on record
Estimated value
£271,000
- Since the 2009 sale (£150,000)+81%
- Against LU4 8EX's recent median (£245,000)+11%
Newest record on this page: November 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
106 m²
1139 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£271,000
- Against its 2009 sale (£150,000)+81%
- Against LU4 8EX's recent median (£245,000)+11%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 Chandos Road is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU4 8EX. 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
106 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2009
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2009
Recent sales in LU4 8EX
5 sales, median £245,000 (2023–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
16 Chandos Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
Sales timeline
24 August 2009Most recent
£150,000
-11.8%over 5 years3 November 2003
£170,000
+31.8%over 9 months4 February 2003
£128,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 8EX: £245,000 (2023–2020).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 16 Chandos Road, Luton, LU4 8EX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn 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 16 Chandos Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Chandos Road is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU4 8EX). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1139 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 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 68). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in August 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 sits 80.7% above the 2009 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 23.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 106 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 36 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).
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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.
16 Chandos 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 14 Jul 2019
Current Certificate
Jul 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 July 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Chandos Road, Luton, LU4 8EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
16 Chandos Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Chandos Road homes
Four headline reads against 36 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Chandos Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,418
Street avg £1,799
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.2 km
Thornhill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Downside Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Downside Primary SchoolPrimary499m
- Maidenhall Primary SchoolPrimary668m
- Foxdell Primary SchoolPrimary843m
- Denbigh Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
Nearest stops
- Thornhill RoadBus stop171m
- Arundel RoadBus stop185m
- Dunstable RoadBus stop192m
- Beechwood RoundaboutBus stop401m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,789 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour582 reports13%
- Public Order329 reports8%
- Vehicle Crime329 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU4 8EX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB
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 16 Chandos Road is modelled from its 106 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in LU4 8EX. 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. 3 sales are recorded for 16 Chandos 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 16 Chandos Road was lodged in July 2009 at band E and expired in July 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. None is matched to 16 Chandos 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 36 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from LU4 8EX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 16 Chandos Road is in council tax band C. 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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