10 Kingsway, Luton, LU4 8EH

10 Kingsway is a semi-detached house in Luton (LU4 8EH). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 sits 119.1% above the 2005 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 35.3% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.