286 Leagrave Road, Luton, LU3 1RB

286 Leagrave Road is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1RB). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 46 m² this is the 4th smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–105 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 (24 versus a best of 73).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in September 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 is 17% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 1117.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.