Sold STC End of terrace

14 VILLIERS CLOSE

LUTON, LUTON LU4 9FR

4 beds 3 baths 1,442 sq ft Listed 14 Mar 2025 (-456d)

£375,000

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# 4 bedroom end of terrace house for sale (LU4 9FR)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 14 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LUTON LU4 9FR |
| Price | £375,000 |
| Bedrooms | 4 |
| Bathrooms | 3 |
| Council tax | C |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1996-2002 |
| Floor area | 134 m² |
| Last sold | £360,000 Sep 2025 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 18/02/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,436/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0929-2200-9705-2151-1600)

## Description

***STUNNING FAMILY HOME***

TOTALLY REFURBISHED FAMILY HOME benefiting from TWO SEPARATE RECEPTION ROOMS, en-suite to master and LANDSCAPED REAR GARDEN.

DESCRIPTION:

Internally this lovely family home comprises an entrance hall, cloakroom, lounge with sliding patio doors opening to the rear garden. There is a dining room and refitted cream kitchen benefitting from a range of wall and base units, inset sink unit, built in oven, hob and extractor, space for all appliances and spot lights to ceiling.

To the first floor there is a landing, three well proportioned bedrooms with the master benefiting from a walk in shower cubicle, wash hand basin and WC.  The family bathroom comprising of a bath with shower over, vanity wash hand basin and WC.

There is also a cinema room/bedroom four on the second floor benefiting from fitted wardrobes.

Externally there is a driveway with EV Charging point and rear garden benefiting from lawn and patio areas and two sheds.

Heating is efficient and economical via gas to radiators whilst the windows are double glazed.

The area is highly regarded by families with recreational parks and leisure facilities close by plus there are an array of excellent schools, shops, amenities locally. Bus stops are within 1/4 of a mile and they have routes to surrounding villages also Leagrave station which has fast links to central London is within one mile. The M1 motorway is a short drive away and has access to the north and south.

EPC rating C.

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/159441026/326983) - Floorplan 1

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #16438559
- **Address:** 14 Villiers Close, LUTON, LU4 9FR
- **Certificate Issued:** 18/08/2024
- **Work Completed:** 25/07/2024
- **Items:** 8 window(s)

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 14 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR | £360,000 | 08/09/2025 | Detached |
| 14 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR | £93,450 | 30/09/1999 | Detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 104 MORGAN CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9GN | £315,000 | 24/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 9 HUTTON CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9QW | £342,000 | 15/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 29 RUDYARD CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9XD | £255,000 | 16/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 38 MORGAN CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9GL | £189,000 | 31/07/2023 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 4 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR | £435,000 | 12/05/2023 | Detached |
| 116 RODEHEATH, LUTON, LU4 9XA | £245,000 | 19/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 67 ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FP | £254,300 | 30/03/2023 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 7 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR | £255,000 | 01/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 17 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR | £275,000 | 19/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 25 OAKLEY CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9QL | £320,000 | 23/09/2022 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 52 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR | £250,000 | 05/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 24 WRAYSBURY CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FS | £220,000 | 30/06/2022 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 70 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR | £300,000 | 16/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 16 LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9GH | £250,000 | 25/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 50 MORGAN CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9GL | £182,000 | 22/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 45 ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FP | £227,500 | 14/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 153 CHESTER AVENUE, LUTON, LU4 9SH | £290,000 | 14/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 12 MORGAN CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9GL | £260,000 | 25/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 230 BEECHWOOD ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9RB | £310,000 | 25/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 135 CHESTER AVENUE, LUTON, LU4 9SH | £299,000 | 11/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 131 CHESTER AVENUE, LUTON, LU4 9SH | £315,000 | 11/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 26 RODEHEATH, LUTON, LU4 9XA | £250,000 | 04/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 59 ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FP | £228,000 | 04/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 1 HUTTON CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9QW | £300,000 | 25/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 94 OAKLEY ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9PZ | £363,000 | 04/02/2022 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 30 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR | £235,000 | 20/12/2021 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 79 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR | £385,000 | 19/11/2021 | Detached |
| [Same street] 21 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR | £235,000 | 06/08/2021 | Terraced |

**Street average:** £296,250 (8 sales)
**Area average:** £270,740 (20 sales)

## Price vs local average

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

- **Local average:** £275,560 (25 Terraced, LU4, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** +36.1%

## 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):** £1,346/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 4 Bed Terraced House, Downview, LU4 | £1,850/mo | 4 | 0.71 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,850/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.49% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £231,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £185,000

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £163/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.8%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. 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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £2,799/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 17.1%
- **10y growth:** 39.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Luton; Terraced series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -1.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 33.6%

## Flood risk

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

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

134 m²

Council tax band

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1996-2002

Last sold

£360,000 Sep 2025

Price per m²

£2,799/m²

Local average

£275,560 (+36.1%)

Deprivation

Decile 3 (7,553 of 33,755)

Street crime

280 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

INDIGO RESIDENTIAL
End Of Terrace Family Home
Four Bedrooms
Refurbished Throughout
Refitted Kitchen
En-Suite To Master
Two Separate Reception Rooms
Driveway & EV Charger
Landscaped Rear Garden
New Double Glazing throughout

Additional details

Parking: Yes
Garden: Yes

Description

*STUNNING FAMILY HOME*

TOTALLY REFURBISHED FAMILY HOME benefiting from TWO SEPARATE RECEPTION ROOMS, en-suite to master and LANDSCAPED REAR GARDEN.

DESCRIPTION:

Internally this lovely family home comprises an entrance hall, cloakroom, lounge with sliding patio doors opening to the rear garden. There is a dining room and refitted cream kitchen benefitting from a range of wall and base units, inset sink unit, built in oven, hob and extractor, space for all appliances and spot lights to ceiling.

To the first floor there is a landing, three well proportioned bedrooms with the master benefiting from a walk in shower cubicle, wash hand basin and WC. The family bathroom comprising of a bath with shower over, vanity wash hand basin and WC.

There is also a cinema room/bedroom four on the second floor benefiting from fitted wardrobes.

Externally there is a driveway with EV Charging point and rear garden benefiting from lawn and patio areas and two sheds.

Heating is efficient and economical via gas to radiators whilst the windows are double glazed.

The area is highly regarded by families with recreational parks and leisure facilities close by plus there are an array of excellent schools, shops, amenities locally. Bus stops are within 1/4 of a mile and they have routes to surrounding villages also Leagrave station which has fast links to central London is within one mile. The M1 motorway is a short drive away and has access to the north and south.

EPC rating C.

Listed by

Barton Road

Indigo Residential

Reference: 159441026

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 19/02/2025

Expiry date: 18/02/2035

Current heating cost: £1,436/year

Potential heating cost: £1,436/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,500

Recommendations

Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

FENSA Certificates

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

FENSA Certificate #16438559 Recent

Property Details

Street: 14 Villiers Close

Town: LUTON

Postcode: LU4 9FR

Installation Details

Items: 8 windows

Certificate Issued: 18/08/2024

Work Completed: 25/07/2024

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.

Price history

285% since 1999

Event	Date	Price	% change
Sold	08/09/2025 (9 months ago)	£360,000	+285.2%
Sold	30/09/1999 (26 years ago)	£93,450	—

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address	Price	Date	Type
104 MORGAN CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9GN	£315,000	24/11/2023	Terraced
9 HUTTON CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9QW	£342,000	15/11/2023	Terraced
29 RUDYARD CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9XD	£255,000	16/08/2023	Terraced
38 MORGAN CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9GL	£189,000	31/07/2023	Terraced
Same street 4 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR	£435,000	12/05/2023	Detached
116 RODEHEATH, LUTON, LU4 9XA	£245,000	19/04/2023	Terraced
67 ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FP	£254,300	30/03/2023	Terraced
Same street 7 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR	£255,000	01/03/2023	Semi-detached
Same street 17 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR	£275,000	19/12/2022	Terraced
25 OAKLEY CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9QL	£320,000	23/09/2022	Terraced
Same street 52 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR	£250,000	05/07/2022	Terraced
24 WRAYSBURY CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FS	£220,000	30/06/2022	Terraced
Same street 70 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR	£300,000	16/06/2022	Terraced
16 LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9GH	£250,000	25/04/2022	Terraced
50 MORGAN CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9GL	£182,000	22/04/2022	Terraced
45 ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FP	£227,500	14/04/2022	Terraced
153 CHESTER AVENUE, LUTON, LU4 9SH	£290,000	14/04/2022	Terraced
12 MORGAN CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9GL	£260,000	25/03/2022	Terraced
230 BEECHWOOD ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9RB	£310,000	25/03/2022	Terraced
135 CHESTER AVENUE, LUTON, LU4 9SH	£299,000	11/03/2022	Terraced
131 CHESTER AVENUE, LUTON, LU4 9SH	£315,000	11/03/2022	Terraced
26 RODEHEATH, LUTON, LU4 9XA	£250,000	04/03/2022	Terraced
59 ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FP	£228,000	04/03/2022	Terraced
1 HUTTON CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9QW	£300,000	25/02/2022	Terraced
94 OAKLEY ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9PZ	£363,000	04/02/2022	Terraced
Same street 30 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR	£235,000	20/12/2021	Terraced
Same street 79 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR	£385,000	19/11/2021	Detached
Same street 21 VILLIERS CLOSE, LUTON, LU4 9FR	£235,000	06/08/2021	Terraced

Street average: £296,250 (8 sales)

Area average: £270,740 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 17.1%

10y growth 39.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Luton. Series: Terraced. As of March 2026.

1y (index) -1.8%

5y (index) 15.1%

10y (index) 33.6%

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: £1,346/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View LU4 9FR

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	First Choice Convenience Store	0.1 miles
Shop	Cutz	0.2 miles
Bus stop	Simpson Close	0.4 miles
Bus stop	Unknown	0.4 miles
Train station	Leagrave	0.5 miles
Hospital	Luton and Dunstable Hospital	0.6 miles
Hospital	Widecombe Nursing Home	1.9 miles
Train station	Luton	2.3 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire	2.6 miles

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	108
Anti-social behaviour	43
Vehicle crime	24
Criminal damage and arson	21
Drugs	21
Public order	20
Other theft	18
Other crime	9
Burglary	6
Shoplifting	4
Possession of weapons	3
Robbery	2
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	280

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
Challney High School for Girls	Secondary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 10 Feb 2020
Beechwood Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 14 Oct 2019
Challney High School for Boys	Secondary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 15 Jan 2024
Al Hikmah Boys School	Other	0.4 miles	Good — 12 Jul 2023
King's House Moorlands	Other	0.4 miles	Good — 11 May 2022

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
4 Bed Terraced House, Downview, LU4	£1,850/mo	4	0.71 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,850/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.49%

Max investor price (0.8%) £231,250

Target investor price (1%) £185,000

Gross yield 5.9%

Cost-to-rent ratio 16.9×

Monthly cashflow £163/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 1.8%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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).