The Crest, Moreton Road North, Luton, LU2 9DP

The Crest is a detached house in Luton (LU2 9DP). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1074 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2012–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 38.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 sits 66.7% above the 2013 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 33% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in June 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.