23 Evergreen Way, Luton, LU3 4AL

23 Evergreen Way is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £195,000 sits 160% above the 2009 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 40% below the postcode norm. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.