5 Edgcott Close, Luton, LU3 4DT

5 Edgcott Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU3 4DT). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1999–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 sits 99.5% above the 2009 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 16.6% below the postcode norm.