3 Stanton Road, Luton, LU4 0BH

3 Stanton Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU4 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since October 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 sits 89.1% above the 2005 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 35.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2013.