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LU4 9UN

Last sold £225,000 in September 2014

7, Blacksmiths Common, Luton

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5 (est.)
Tenure
Freehold
Floor area
1,076 sq ft / 100 sq m
EPC rating
C
Elevation
About 107m

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Price history in context

  • Sep 2014 — £225,000 · +158.6% · 5 pts behind the UK market
  • Jul 1998 — £87,000 · +22.5% · 8 pts behind the UK market
  • Oct 1995 — £71,000
— sold price – – bank of england base rate £225,000 £71,000 1995 2014

The life around it

  • Lime Tree Primary Academy 1.8km
  • Chalton Lower School 3-min walk
  • Harlington station 3.8km
  • Woodland 963m
  • The coast (coastline) 51.1km
  • Lake 1.3km
  • Pond 310m
  • Canal 11.2km
  • River Flit 503m
  • Linmere Park 733m
  • Play Area 41m
  • Nisa Local 1.9km
  • The Star (Opp) 31m

Broadband

  • Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more Not available
  • Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more Not available
  • 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 Harlington, 3.8km away

  • 46 min London
  • 101 min Cambridge
  • 114 min Nottingham
  • 115 min Oxford

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map

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.

Sunshine and hills

Sunshine: about 1,550 hours a year — sunnier than 40% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.

Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 4% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.

Planning

  • In the green belt — new building is tightly restricted.

From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.

Crime

Below average for England & Wales — 233 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

Location: exact

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Planning activity nearby

  • Undecided Demolition of farm buildings, construction of a Gospel Hall, community orchard, access,… Oct 2025 source
  • Conditions Variation of condition numbers 3 and 9 of planning permission CB/21/02107/FULL:… Mar 2026 source
  • Permitted Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Demolition of conservatory. Erection of single… Jun 2026 source
  • Permitted Erection of a part two storey and part single storey rear extension, raised patio with a… Jun 2026 source
  • Withdrawn Erection of a two storey rear extension, raised patio with a glass balustrade, and… Jan 2026 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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