Flat 1, 46 Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DS

Flat 1 is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 27 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–33 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since August 2017. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 is 23.9% below the 2017 sale of £165,500, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£569/sq ft) was about 218.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (54 m² across 57 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 9 years since the last transfer (December 2017). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.