16 Albury Close, Luton, LU3 4AY

16 Albury Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Luton (LU3 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2000–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 49.6% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 92.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.