15 Alpine Terrace, Stockwood Crescent, Luton, LU1 3SS

15 Alpine Terrace is a mid-terrace house in Luton (LU1 3SS). It has a recorded floor area of 21 m² (around 226 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 21 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 27 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 19–152 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 27 units on file.

Held since July 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £123,000 sits 112.1% above the 2010 sale of £58,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 50.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 21 m² it sits well below the postcode median (40 m² across 98 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.