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About 72 Downs Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
72 Downs Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Dunstable (LU5 4DE). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 794 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 is 33.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 84.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). On the market in March 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
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
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
72 Downs Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jan 2021
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
72 Downs Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2018)
£287,500
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Downs Road homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
72 Downs Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,900
Street avg £2,826
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU5 4DE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 56 points of interest in total.
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