5 Brussels Way, Luton, LU3 3TQ

5 Brussels Way is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 3TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 57 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 54–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 40 units on file.

Held since October 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 sits 253.5% above the 2001 sale of £43,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 43.8% below the postcode norm. At 57 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 39 EPCs).