6 Alder Crescent, Luton, LU3 1TG

6 Alder Crescent is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Luton (LU3 1TG). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 39 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–173 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 36 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 is 22.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 70.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.