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EPC B
About 5 Buckwood Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Buckwood Avenue is a semi-detached house in Dunstable (LU5 4PE). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2015) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since June 2015. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 122 m² it's 27.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 26 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 is 22.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 26.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (April 2016).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Buckwood Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Nov 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Buckwood Avenue, Dunstable, LU5 4PE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Buckwood Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Feb 2007PorchFullGranted
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSION AND FRONT PORCH (REVISED APPLICATION SB/TP/06/0045)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Buckwood Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2016)
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of 5 Buckwood Avenue, Dunstable, LU5 4PE
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Versus other Buckwood Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Buckwood Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,623
Street avg £2,657
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.2 km
Kingsbury Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU5 4PE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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