5 Chester Avenue, Luton, LU4 9SF
About 5 Chester Avenue
5 Chester Avenue is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU4 9SF). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2009. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 33.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 63.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in August 2016.
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 Rating
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Planning history
5 Chester Avenue 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 Chester Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 14 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2016Most recent
£220,000
+86.4%over 13 years21 February 2003
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 9SF: £270,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Chester Avenue homes
Price per m²
£2,683
Street avg £2,601
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Wingate Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Downside Primary School. 39 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB