36a, Harcourt Street, Luton, LU1 3QH

36a is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU1 3QH). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). At 48 m² this is the 15th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 42 units on file.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £160,000 is 23.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 70.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.