8 Alder Crescent, Luton, LU3 1TG

8 Alder Crescent is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1TG). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to 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 C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 38 m² this is the 2nd 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.

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 is 11.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 95.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £130,500 in August 2018.