7 Armitage Gardens, Luton, LU4 8RD

7 Armitage Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Luton (LU4 8RD). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

It hasn't traded since January 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £312,000 sits 100% above the 2011 sale of £156,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 35.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 81 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).