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About 81 Downs Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
81 Downs Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Dunstable (LU5 4DE). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 112 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 14 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 is 29.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 66.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
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.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 81 Downs Road, Dunstable, LU5 4DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 81 Downs Road.
- Feb 2018ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
81 Downs Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£497,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2017)
£385,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
On habitable rooms, 81 Downs Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,438
Street avg £2,861
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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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