Holland Court, Flat 2, Biscot Road, Luton, LU3 1AP

Holland Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1AP). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. At 38 m² this is the 3rd 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. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Last sold in January 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 38 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 23 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 32.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.