5a, Mountfield Road, Luton, LU2 7JN

5a is a nine-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU2 7JN). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in September 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in April 2003. At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). 9 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £671,000 sits 135.4% above the 2003 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 36.3% below the postcode norm. 13 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, HMO conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.