38b, Harcourt Street, Luton, LU1 3QH

38b is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU1 3QH). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 43 m² this is the 3rd 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. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 is 42.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 49.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.