21 Chiltern Rise, Luton, LU1 5HF

21 Chiltern Rise is a six-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU1 5HF). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 is 19.5% below the 2024 sale of £420,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 115.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold August 2024 for £420,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.