3 Clive Court, Havelock Rise, Luton, LU2 7YD

3 Clive Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 7YD). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 45 m² this is the 4th smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–71 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom.

At 45 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2010–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £141,000 sits 53.3% above the 2014 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in March 2014.