4 Byfield Close, Luton, LU4 0BX

4 Byfield Close is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU4 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 107 m² it's 23.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 sits 101.2% above the 2012 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£143/sq ft) was about 27.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (March 2012).