18 Braithwaite Court, Malzeard Road, Luton, LU3 1BE

18 Braithwaite Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity. At 55 m² this is the 4th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–66 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 30 units on file.

12 years since the last transfer (February 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 33.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.