95 Hitchin Road, Luton, LU2 0EW

95 Hitchin Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU2 0EW). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 sits 73.8% above the 2008 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 21.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.