3 Lambourn Drive, Luton, LU2 7GQ

3 Lambourn Drive is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU2 7GQ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £316,000 sits 81.6% above the 2009 sale of £174,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 17.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 85 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 26 EPCs).