18 The Shires, Old Bedford Road, Luton, LU2 7QA

18 The Shires is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 7QA). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 60 m² this is the 14th smallest of 42 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–73 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 42 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 sits 329.3% above the 1999 sale of £37,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 65.6% below the postcode norm.