5 Cardigan Mews, Cardigan Street, Luton, LU1 1RN

5 Cardigan Mews is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU1 1RN). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (17–49 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 49 m² the property is well over the postcode median (27 m² across 6 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. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £90,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 38.9% above the 2023 sale price.