56 Markyate Road, Slip End, Luton, LU1 4BX

56 Markyate Road is a semi-detached house in Slip End, Luton, Luton (LU1 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2026) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since November 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £537,000 sits 347.5% above the 2000 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 72.3% below the postcode norm.