4 Aspley Close, Luton, LU4 0SG

4 Aspley Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Luton (LU4 0SG). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 52 m² this is the 10th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–53 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 78). The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62).

It hasn't traded since April 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 52 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (44 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £155,000 sits 85.6% above the 2005 sale of £83,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 22.6% below the postcode norm.