159b, Hitchin Road, Luton, LU2 0EP

159b is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU2 0EP). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. At 33 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–125 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 33 units on file.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in November 2003. Across 2003–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at -15.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £166,000 sits 147.8% above the 2003 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 33 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.