Charlottes Court, Flat 4, 33 Cardigan Street, Luton, LU1 1RP

Charlottes Court is an end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU1 1RP). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 39 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Charlottes Court (33–39 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (78 versus a worst of 57). The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 58.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £115,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.