5 Barking Close, Luton, LU4 9HG
About 5 Barking Close
5 Barking Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU4 9HG). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 is 10.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 68.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2023 at £350,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
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Planning history
5 Barking Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
5 Barking Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£386,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 May 2023Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 9HG: £268,500 (2024–2015).
Versus other Barking Close homes
5 Barking Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,535
Street avg £2,703
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sedgwick Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Pirton Hill Primary School. 30 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.9dB