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About 87 Downs Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
87 Downs Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Dunstable (LU5 4DE). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £623,000 is 32.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 39.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in December 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 10 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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
87 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Mar 2025
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 87 Downs Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£623,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 18 years.
Last sold (2015)
£470,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 18 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.
Habitable Rooms for 87 Downs Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,919
Street avg £2,901
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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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