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

19 Braithwaite Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 63 m² this is the 29th 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.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in August 2008. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1995–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 sits 124.6% above the 2008 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 44% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).