12 Bernard Close, Dunstable, LU5 4HL

12 Bernard Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Dunstable (LU5 4HL). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2025) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 sits 69.8% above the 2019 sale of £327,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 55.5% below the postcode norm. At 204 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £327,500 in November 2019. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.