28 Hawthorn Avenue, Luton, LU2 8AW

28 Hawthorn Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU2 8AW). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2017–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 56.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £570,000 in January 2025.