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

20 The Shires is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU2 7QA). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. 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.

Held since May 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £167,000 sits 119.7% above the 2002 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 30% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).