47b, Princess Street, Luton, LU1 5AT

47b is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU1 5AT). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since February 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 35 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (44 m² median across 77 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 140.9% above the 2004 sale of £66,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2001. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.