LU4 0DQ
Last sold £187,000 in February 2005
23, Bakewell Close, Luton
- Property type
- Semi-detached
- Tenure
- Freehold
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Price history in context
- Feb 2005 — £187,000 · +222.4% · 116 pts ahead of the UK market
- Sep 1998 — £58,000
What this home might be worth today
£364,000
Estimate range £346,000–£383,000
+94.9% since February 2005 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid well above the local norm at the time
vs 158 nearby sales within a year · semi-detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Challney High School for Boys 692m
- The Ferrars Academy 997m
- Leagrave station 2.0km
- Badgerdell Wood 1.5km
- The coast (coastline) 46.4km
- Lake 2.4km
- Pond 946m
- Canal 12.3km
- Houghton Brook 1.9km
- Public Park 475m
- Play Area 531m
- Nisa Local 384m
- Stanton Road (E-Bound) 187m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Leagrave, 2.0km away
- 37 min London
- 95 min Cambridge
- 109 min Oxford
- 115 min Brighton
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
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1 Challney High School for Boys · Secondary · Boys 0.4 miles State Ofsted Outstanding Attainment 8: 48.7 — top 40% nationally (2023)
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3 Challney High School for Girls · Secondary · Girls 0.6 miles State Attainment 8: 51.0 — top 40% nationally (2023)
Noise
Road noise here is mapped at 55–59 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — audible traffic.
Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.
Crime
Above average for England & Wales — 328 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: approximate (postcode)
Nearby sold homes
- 18, Bakewell Close, Luton £167,500 · 2004
- 2, Bakewell Close, Luton £170,000 · 2011
- 5, Bakewell Close, Luton £166,500 · 2009
- 22, Bakewell Close, Luton £174,000 · 2006
- 14, Bakewell Close, Luton £147,000 · 2009
- 12, Bakewell Close, Luton £150,000 · 2003
Planning activity nearby
- Withdrawn Erection of a single storey side/rear extension - FAST-TRACK. Aug 2025 source
- Rejected Erection of single storey side/front extension alteration from flat to pitched roof of… Jul 2026 source
- Permitted Erection of a rear dormer with three front roof lights to facilitate a loft conversion… Feb 2026 source
- Permitted Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Part 1 Class A… Sep 2025 source
- Permitted Erection of single storey side/rear extension. Mar 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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