1 Birtley Croft, Luton, LU2 9TR

1 Birtley Croft is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 9TR). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 19.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£309/sq ft) was about 32.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in May 2017.