Flat 5, 37 Studley Road, Luton, LU3 1BB

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1BB). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (25–36 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £136,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 141.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.