18 The Mount, Luton, LU3 1BU

18 The Mount is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 55 m² this is the 7th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 48–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D across 13 units on file. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since October 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £164,000 sits 310% above the 1998 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 69.7% below the postcode norm.