278 Ashcroft Road, Luton, LU2 9AE

278 Ashcroft Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 9AE). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2008–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 sits 97.5% above the 2014 sale of £197,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 36.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.