2 Hyde House, Crescent Rise, Luton, LU2 0AU

2 Hyde House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU2 0AU). 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. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–49 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 11 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 sits 50% above the 2007 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 27% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 31 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).