5 Hedley Rise, Luton, LU2 9UB

5 Hedley Rise is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU2 9UB). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 140.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 23.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 18 EPCs). Last sale on file: £199,995 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.