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

24 Alpine Terrace is a mid-terrace house in Luton (LU1 3SS). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity. At 28 m² this is the 6th 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.

It hasn't traded since June 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 70.1% above the 2007 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 32.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (40 m² across 98 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).