57 Mulberry Close, Luton, LU1 1BY

57 Mulberry Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU1 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 77 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in December 2017. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 is 17.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 115% above the typical sold price in the postcode.