45 Applecroft Road, Luton, LU2 8BB

45 Applecroft Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU2 8BB). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

Held since March 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 sits 84.7% above the 2005 sale of £150,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 25.4% below the postcode norm.