Downton Court, Flat 1, Brook Street, Luton, LU3 1DU

Downton Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 49 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Downton Court (35–49 m²). The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 26 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in November 1996. 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 £143,000 sits 615% above the 1996 sale of £20,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 72.2% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (42 m² median across 25 EPCs).