112a, Midland Road, Luton, LU2 0BL

112a is a detached house in Luton (LU2 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). At 28 m² this is the 4th smallest of 76 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 24–130 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 77 units on file.

Held since December 2005 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (45 m² across 75 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 11.1% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£538/sq ft) was about 143.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.