22 Ames Close, Luton, LU3 4AS

22 Ames Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU3 4AS). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 sits 123.3% above the 2012 sale of £215,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 32.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (February 2012).