27 Astra Court, Colin Road, Luton, LU2 7SG

27 Astra Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 7SG). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 25 m² this is the 15th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–43 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (34 versus a best of 76).

It hasn't traded since August 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 is 42.7% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 19% above the typical sold price in the postcode.