15 Butlin Road, Luton, LU1 1LB

15 Butlin Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU1 1LB). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since January 2008, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2003–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 sits 54.5% above the 2008 sale of £132,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs).