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About 14 Duncombe Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
14 Duncombe Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Dunstable (LU5 4QY). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 152.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £417,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 5)
Aug 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 14 Duncombe Drive, Dunstable, LU5 4QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
14 Duncombe Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2023ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension and the raising of the front lean-to roof.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 14 Duncombe Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2022)
£417,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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