9 Branton Close, Luton, LU2 9TY

9 Branton Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU2 9TY). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 10 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 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 sits 77.5% above the 2006 sale of £155,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 18.5% below the postcode norm.