1 Brompton Close, Luton, LU3 3QS

1 Brompton Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU3 3QS). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1530 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 sits 75.6% above the 2011 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 18.8% below the postcode norm.