Ralphs Farm, West Street, Lilley, Luton, LU2 8LH

Ralphs Farm is a detached house in Lilley, Luton, Luton (LU2 8LH). It has a recorded floor area of 286 m² (around 3078 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £788,000 is 35.7% below the 2018 sale of £1,225,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 66.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 286 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 16 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 8 years since the last transfer (April 2018).