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About 8 Downs Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Downs Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Dunstable (LU5 4DD). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 is 15.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£309/sq ft) was about 54.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £260,000 in October 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 78 m² it's 23.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Downs Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Downs Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2011.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2020)
£260,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Downs Road homes
Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Downs Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,329
Street avg £2,955
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU5 4DD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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