83 New Bedford Road, Luton, LU3 1DJ

83 New Bedford Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 55 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (55–147 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 11 units on file. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since September 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 sits 50% above the 2003 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 45.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 10 EPCs).