9 Austin Road, Luton, LU3 1TY

9 Austin Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU3 1TY). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1423 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in March 2011. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 2010–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 28.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £424,000 is 46.2% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 17.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.