13 Alder Crescent, Luton, LU3 1TG

13 Alder Crescent is an end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1TG). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2026) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 35 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 is 29.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 35.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.