16 Field End Close, Luton, LU2 8DU

16 Field End Close is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 8DU). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 sits 223% above the 2000 sale of £87,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£158/sq ft) was about 24.5% below the postcode norm. At 51 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 14 EPCs).