169 Hitchin Road, Luton, LU2 0EP

169 Hitchin Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU2 0EP). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 48 m² this is the 6th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–144 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in September 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 sits 258.8% above the 2000 sale of £51,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 34.8% below the postcode norm. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs).