1a Richmond Court, Richmond Hill, Luton, LU2 7JJ

1a Richmond Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU2 7JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 58 m² this is the 15th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–63 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on lpg.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £157,500 in December 2018. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£252/sq ft) was about 149.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.