89 New Bedford Road, Luton, LU3 1DJ

89 New Bedford Road is a detached house in Luton (LU3 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 51). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 67 m² this is the 5th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 55–147 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (26 versus a best of 74).

Held since May 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 sits 206.7% above the 2000 sale of £52,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 52.1% below the postcode norm.