5 Styles Close, Luton, LU2 9BX

5 Styles Close is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 9BX). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in September 2003. At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 sits 145.8% above the 2003 sale of £135,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 26.1% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.