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About 26 Richard Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Richard Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Dunstable (LU5 4BH). It has a recorded floor area of 188 m² (around 2024 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £633,000 is 23.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 188 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
26 Richard Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 26 Richard Street, Dunstable, LU5 4BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2018DemolitionFullGranted
Single storey · Rear of property
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 26 Richard Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£633,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2017)
£512,500
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 26 Richard Street, Dunstable, LU5 4BH
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Versus other Richard Street homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 26 Richard Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,726
Street avg £2,920
Floor Area
188 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Dunstable district page.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Station Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU5 4BH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 57 points of interest in total.
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