1 Downs View, Mayfield Road, Dunstable, LU5 4BB

1 Downs View is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Dunstable (LU5 4BB). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (41–55 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in March 2004. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 33.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £131,000 sits 170.1% above the 2004 sale of £48,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 63.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 3 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.