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HOUGHTON MEWS, WINDSOR STREET, LUTON, LUTON, LUTON LU1 5DT

1 beds 30 m² Listed 13 Nov 2006 (-7148d)

£450 pcm

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# 1 bedroom flat for rent (LU1 5DT)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 5, HOUGHTON MEWS, WINDSOR STREET, LUTON, LUTON, LUTON LU1 5DT |
| Price | £450 pcm |
| Bedrooms | 1 |
| Last sold | £46,000 Jan 2001 |

## Description

1 bedroom flat situated approximately 10 minute walk from the town centre and all amenities. The property is fully furnished with electric storage heating, fitted bathroom with shower attachment, fitted kitchen with appliances, bedroom, spacious lounge, off road parking.  The property is within easy access to the M1 junction 10 and Luton Airport.  The property is in a good clean decorative order.

## Property Photos

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## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #6089598
- **Address:** 5 Houghton Mews, Windsor Street, LU1 5DT
- **Certificate Issued:** 03/11/2008
- **Work Completed:** 09/09/2008
- **Items:** 2 window(s)

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Luton). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,093/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,214/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,335/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Luton (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £698/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Studio Flat, Dumfries St, LU1 | £700/mo | 1 | 0.1 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £700/mo (1 listing)**

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £700/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 1866.7%
- **Monthly cashflow:** £603/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 5546.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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Property details

Floor area

30 m²

Deprivation

Decile 3 (7,638 of 33,755)

Street crime

858 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

Parking
Fitted Bathroom with Shower
Fitted Kitichen
Entry Phone System
Easy Access to M1 (Junction 10)
Easy Access To Luton Airport

Additional details

Parking: Yes

Description

1 bedroom flat situated approximately 10 minute walk from the town centre and all amenities. The property is fully furnished with electric storage heating, fitted bathroom with shower attachment, fitted kitchen with appliances, bedroom, spacious lounge, off road parking. The property is within easy access to the M1 junction 10 and Luton Airport. The property is in a good clean decorative order.

Listed by

Luton

The Property Shop

Reference: 13705261

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

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Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #6089598

Property Details

Street: 5 Houghton Mews

Town: Windsor Street

Postcode: LU1 5DT

Installation Details

Items: 2 windows

Certificate Issued: 03/11/2008

Work Completed: 09/09/2008

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Luton. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,093/mo

Realistic £1,214/mo

Optimistic £1,335/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Luton.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Luton: £698/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Address

Russell Street

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Windsor Food & Wine	0.1 miles
Shop	Family Choice	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Elizabeth Street	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Russell Street	0.1 miles
University	University Of Bedfordshire	0.4 miles
Train station	Luton	0.6 miles
Train station	Luton Airport Parkway	1.0 miles
Hospital	Luton and Dunstable Hospital	2.8 miles
Hospital	Widecombe Nursing Home	3.0 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	292
Anti-social behaviour	111
Shoplifting	76
Other theft	72
Vehicle crime	70
Public order	67
Drugs	47
Criminal damage and arson	46
Other crime	17
Burglary	16
Robbery	15
Bicycle theft	11
Theft from the person	10
Possession of weapons	8
Total incidents	858

Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Chapel Street Nursery School	Nursery	0.0 miles	Good — 22 Mar 2013
Hillborough Junior School	Primary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 14 Jan 2024
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 13 Jun 2017
Rothesay Nursery School	Nursery	0.3 miles	Good — 9 Sep 2016
Tennyson Road Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 1 Jul 2024

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
Studio Flat, Dumfries St, LU1	£700/mo	1	0.1 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £700/mo (1 listing)