18 Collings Wells Close, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4BG

18 Collings Wells Close is a one-bedroom detached house in Caddington, Luton, Luton (LU1 4BG). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 41), 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. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 46 m² this is the 8th smallest of 39 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–114 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Last sold in July 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 is 17.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.