5 Blacksmiths Common, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9UN
About 5 Blacksmiths Common
5 Blacksmiths Common is a four-bedroom detached house in Chalton, Luton, Luton (LU4 9UN). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £440,000. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 81% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Planning history
5 Blacksmiths Common 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
Latest sale on 5 Blacksmiths Common was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 24 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
31 July 2025Most recent
£440,000
+161.9%over 24 years23 March 2001
£168,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU4 9UN: £358,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in LU4 9UN
8 Blacksmiths Common, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9UN
Sold Jun 2021
£358,0003 Blacksmiths Common, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9UN
Sold Jun 2021
£371,0004 Blacksmiths Common, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9UN
Sold May 2015
£250,0007 Blacksmiths Common, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9UN
Sold Sept 2014
£225,0009 Blacksmiths Common, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9UN
Sold Dec 2008
£185,000
Versus other Blacksmiths Common homes
On years held, 5 Blacksmiths Common runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,973
Street avg £3,017
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Star — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Chalton Lower School. 12 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.3dB