# 2 bedroom detached bungalow for sale (LU4 8DL)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 498 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LUTON LU4 8DL |
| Price | £275,000 |
| Bedrooms | 2 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1930-1949 |
| Floor area | 72 m² |
| Last sold | £245,000 Feb 2022 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 19/01/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £1,064/year

### Recommendations
- A2 (1,500)
- A3 (2,700)
- Q (14,000)
- W1 (1,200)
- E (35)
- G (450)
- I (3,000)
- N (6,000)
- U (5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8603-4808-8222-9526-5903)

## Description

Situated just over 1 mile to the Leagrave Train Station is this detached two double bedroom home being offered to the market without the complications of an onward chain. 

Internally the property offers a large lounge with stairs rising to the first floor, spacious kitchen/ diner with ample cupboard space and access to the rear garden and a ground floor bedroom. On the first floor you will find another double bedroom and a family bathroom. Externally the property offers off road parking and a large rear garden. 

Dunstable Road is a popular thoroughfare and is situated in the favoured Challney Senior Girls & Boys School catchment area. The area also has a number of shops and amenities close by as well as the Guided Busway offering a regular link to Luton and Dunstable town centres. Transport links are also well served with nearby Leagrave mainline railway station which offers fast direct trains into London St.Pancras and beyond. You also have junction 11 of the M1 close by so this is ideal for transport/commuter links.

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan](/listings/photos/115030094/1279303) - Floorplan

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #2022426
- **Address:** 498 Dunstable Road, LUTON, LU4 8DL
- **Certificate Issued:** 07/09/2004
- **Work Completed:** 10/08/2004
- **Items:** 3 window(s)

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 498 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8DL | £245,000 | 16/02/2022 | Detached |

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £379,550 (10 Detached, LU4, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -27.5%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,095/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,217/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,339/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £873/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.44% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £152,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £121,700

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £3,819/m²

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 2.3%
- **10y growth:** 28.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Luton; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -1.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 18%
- **10y growth (index):** 34.1%

## Flood risk

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

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