7 Austin Road, Luton, LU3 1TY

7 Austin Road is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 1TY). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since November 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 sits 155.8% above the 2002 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 37.5% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.