16 Chandos Road, Luton, LU4 8EX
About 16 Chandos Road
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 £261,000 sits 74% 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 20.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 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
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jul 2019
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Planning history
16 Chandos 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
16 Chandos Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 7 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 7 years.
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).
Versus other Chandos Road homes
16 Chandos Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,418
Street avg £1,784
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady 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.
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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
55.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB