Flat 6, 105 Ashcroft Road, Luton, LU2 9AX

Flat 6 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU2 9AX). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–60 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 45 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2009–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 is 27.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 16.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in February 2018.