5 Ella Court, High Town Road, Luton, LU2 0BP

5 Ella Court is a detached house in Luton (LU2 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 37 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–38 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (36 versus a best of 73).

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 20.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 39.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.