Holland Court, Flat 13, Biscot Road, Luton, LU3 1AP

Holland Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity. At 34 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in Holland Court, where floor areas span 28–46 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 76).

Held since October 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 sits 74.7% above the 2004 sale of £75,000. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs).