8 Briar Close, Luton, LU2 8EA

8 Briar Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU2 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 is 47.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 24.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.