17 Luton Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LQ
About 17 Luton Road
17 Luton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barton-Le-Clay, Bedford, Bedford (MK45 4LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 22.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £312,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, new pitched roof to existing two storey rear extension and detached rear single garage
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/21/03663/FULL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 14 years.
£312,500
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
17 June 2021Most recent
£312,500
+56.3%over 14 years29 April 2007
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK45 4LQ: £352,500 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in MK45 4LQ
9 Luton Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LQ
Sold Aug 2024
£237,0007 Luton Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LQ
Sold May 2024
£352,50043a, Luton Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LQ
Sold Dec 2022
£480,00011 Luton Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LQ
Sold Feb 2020
£350,00045 Luton Road, Barton Le Clay, Bedford, MK45 4LQ
Sold Jul 2019
£475,000
Everything we know about 17 Luton Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Luton Road homes
On epc rating, 17 Luton Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,634
Street avg £2,807
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Arnold Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB