Chalton Cottage, The Lane, Chalton, Luton, LU4 9UE

Chalton Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Chalton, Luton, Luton (LU4 9UE). It has a recorded floor area of 252 m² (around 2713 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

Held since June 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 252 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £923,000 sits 67.8% above the 2007 sale of £550,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.