Redshanks, West Street, Lilley, Luton, LU2 8LH

Redshanks is a four-bedroom detached house in Lilley, Luton, Luton (LU2 8LH). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in July 2018 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 180 m² it's 29.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £955,000 is 23.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 65.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £775,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.