1a, Butlin Road, Luton, LU1 1LB

1a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU1 1LB). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

Across 2000–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 sits 68.3% above the 2015 sale of £82,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 28.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 39 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in January 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.