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About 39 Downs Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
39 Downs Road is a detached house in Dunstable (LU5 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 65 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–153 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 33 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£350/sq ft) was about 75.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £245,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
39 Downs Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2023)
£245,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Downs Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
39 Downs Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,769
Street avg £2,674
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Borough Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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