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About 18 Blows Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Blows Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Dunstable (LU5 4DB). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 76.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
18 Blows Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Blows Road, Dunstable, LU5 4DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Dec 2014Loft ConversionOutlineGranted
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Loft Conversion with Dormer & Velux Roof Lights
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 18 Blows Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 23 years.
Last sold (2022)
£400,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 18 Blows Road, Dunstable, LU5 4DB
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Versus other Blows Road homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
18 Blows Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,211
Street avg £2,978
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Half Moon Lane — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU5 4DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 56 points of interest in total.
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