1 Canberra Gardens, Luton LU3 2EU

Semi-Detached bungalow · Built 1950-1966 · 46 m² · Boiler and radiators, mains gas

Upgrade Plan

DB for £5,765 · £2,883 a gradeGet upgrade quotes
MeasureGrantNet costSaving / yrPaybackGrade effect
Low energy lighting£15£26.8 yrs+0.2 pts
Floor insulation£800 – £1,200£5019.9 yrs+4.7 pts · reaches C
High-performance doors£1,500 – £500£4024.8 yrs+3.8 pts
Cavity wall insulation£500 – £1,500£3826.6 yrs+3.5 pts
Wind turbine£1,500 – £4,000£4250+ yrs+3.9 pts · reaches B
Solar water heating(optional, beyond B)£4,000 – £6,000£3950+ yrs+3.7 pts
Solar photovoltaic panels(optional, beyond B)£9,000 – £14,000£4750+ yrs+4.4 pts
Double glazing(optional, beyond B)£3,300 – £6,500£1850+ yrs+1.7 pts

Grants verified 20 August 2026. Costs are the register’s indicative ranges. Savings are restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. Points per measure are estimated from 19.9 million certificates and rescaled to this home’s own certificate delta; the total is the register’s figure.

Running costs

£889
per year at grade D
£613
per year at grade B

The full plan saves £172 a year — a 3.0% annual return on £5,765.

Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2012, states £521 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.

Sold prices

13 April 2007£188,000
29 April 2005£157,500
30 November 2004£130,000

Estimated today: £357,863 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation

Canberra Gardens: 40 sales since 1995 · £257,000 average over 10 years

Schools nearby

The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.

SchoolPhaseDistanceProgress
The Meads Primary SchoolPrimary0.3 mi
Icknield Primary SchoolPrimary0.4 mi
Warden Hill Infant AcademyPrimary0.4 mi
Icknield High SchoolSecondary0.5 miProgress 8 +0.54 · well above average (2023/24)
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science CollegeSecondary0.8 miProgress 8 +0.38 · above average (2023/24)
Lea Manor High SchoolSecondary0.8 miProgress 8 -0.98 · well below average (2023/24)

Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.

Area context

Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.

17.3
crimes a month
173
in the last 12 months
Shoplifting
most common · 40% of the total

Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01015748, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.

Canberra Gardens

How this home sits against its street.

12
graded homes
63.7
average score
D
most common grade
+1.3
this home vs street
Energy data © Crown copyright, EPB Register© HM Land Registry, OGL v3We grade homes, never neighbourhoods.