17 The Parklands, LU5 4GU

Flat / maisonette49 m²EPC DBand BLeasehold

17 The Parklands is a leasehold flat / maisonette on The Parklands in LU5. It last sold for £155,000 in 2007, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records — 19 years in the same hands, well beyond the typical hold.

EPC DCouncil tax B

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Ground-floor flat
End-terrace
Floor area
49 m²
527 sq ft
Built
2003-2006
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Leasehold
CO₂
2.2 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Indicatively £203,000£338,000 today, projected from its 2007 sale.

Indicative value
£203,000£338,000
Carrying the 2007 sale forward with LU5's market movement (×1.74). It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2007)
£155,000
District median movement since: ×1.74.
Sold 2007 · £155k£338k£203k2026

From the 2007 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Central Bedfordshire, the official average home value is £358,992+4% in a year, +19% over five.

Detached£615,207
Semi-detached£380,082
Terraced£301,500
Flat / maisonette£174,411

Covers the whole Central Bedfordshire area, not this postcode.

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 17 The Parklands, newest first.

1 recorded sale since 2007.

£100k£200k£300k200720112015201920232026£330kSold 2007: £155,000£155k
£100k£200k£300k200720172026£330kSold 2007: £155,000£155k
LU5 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against LU5's yearly median.

4 Nov 2016Most recentNON-STANDARD
£140,000
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold
Energy certificate 13 May 2016
Rated EPC D · 49 m² recorded
13 Mar 2007
£155,000
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · New build
Built 2003-2006
Property built
2000–2011
What a home of this era typically means
  • Built to tighter Building Regulations — good levels of insulation and double glazing throughout.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Rows marked non-standard are "additional price paid" entries (repossessions, bulk purchases, right-to-buy) — listed for completeness, excluded from the change figures.

How it compares on The Parklands

Against the 146 homes HM Land Registry and the EPC register know on this street.

Smaller than the typical home on The Parklands by 14%
Floor area
71 homes
70 m²80 m²This home 49 m²
Street median 57 m² · higher than 15% of the street

The Parklands sold prices & full street profile →

Street medians from recorded sales in the last 8 years and EPC floor areas; a street's unsold homes are invisible to price medians.

Energy & running costs

What 17 The Parklands's Energy Performance Certificate says about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (65/100) — improvable to B
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £648 a year. The certificate expired in 2026 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2026 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
Potential · 81
C69–80
D55–68
This home · 65
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
2.2 t/yr
current estimate
Built
2003-2006
EPC construction age band
Built form
End-terrace
Running cost
£648/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
13 May 2016
lodgement date
Heat pump?Good candidate
Built 2003-2006 — modern enough building regs that the fabric should suit a heat pump's lower flow temperatures.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band B (≈£1,957/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 0% of premises.

Council tax
Band B
£1,957/yr · Central Bedfordshire UA
Gigabit broadband
0%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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Parks & green spaces with sizes
Connectivity measures in full

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Central Bedfordshire 029G neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 6/10mid-range for England; household income about 9% below the national average; shared/rented housing moderate.

6/10Mid-range for England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: employment and health score well, but a weaker crime.

Breakdown by domain
Income5/10
Employment8/10
Education & skills5/10
Health7/10
Crime2/10
Housing & access6/10
Living environment6/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 17 The Parklands sits in its local market.

LU5 median
£310,000
last 8 years

17 The Parklands: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 17 The Parklands last sell, and for how much?

17 The Parklands last sold for £155,000 on 13 Mar 2007, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 17 The Parklands been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 17 The Parklands. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 17 The Parklands?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 49 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 17 The Parklands?

17 The Parklands is in council tax band B, costing about £1,957 a year (Central Bedfordshire UA).

How energy efficient is 17 The Parklands?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 65). Its recommended improvements would take it to B.

What is 17 The Parklands worth today?

Carrying its 2007 sale price forward with LU5's market movement suggests roughly £203,000–£338,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 17 The Parklands?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 0% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at LU5 4GU

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on The Parklands.

All homes at this postcode, with sales counts & floor areas (30)
Last sold
2020
Price
£190,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2015
Price
£124,000
Sales
2
Floor area
50 m²
Last sold
2024
Price
£153,500
Sales
4
Last sold
2008
Price
£165,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2006
Price
£167,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2006
Price
£152,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2006
Price
£169,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2023
Price
£190,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2015
Price
£121,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2022
Price
£161,000
Sales
4
Floor area
50 m²
Last sold
2024
Price
£192,500
Sales
2
Last sold
2023
Price
£167,000
Sales
4
Floor area
51 m²
Last sold
2006
Price
£175,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2006
Price
£154,000
Sales
1
Floor area
47 m²
Last sold
2021
Price
£147,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2006
Price
£157,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2024
Price
£194,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2007
Price
£154,000
Sales
1
Floor area
55 m²
Last sold
2016
Price
£145,000
Sales
2
Last sold
2006
Price
£159,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2023
Price
£182,500
Sales
2
Floor area
64 m²
Last sold
2007
Price
£155,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2021
Price
£182,500
Sales
3
Floor area
60 m²
Last sold
2007
Price
£150,000
Sales
1
Floor area
55 m²
Last sold
2006
Price
£172,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2019
Price
£160,000
Sales
3
Floor area
51 m²
Last sold
2006
Price
£151,000
Sales
1
Floor area
50 m²
Last sold
2006
Price
£170,000
Sales
1
Last sold
2019
Price
£178,000
Sales
4
Last sold
2006
Price
£157,000
Sales
1
Floor area
46 m²

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.