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Get started4 Blackthorn Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Houghton Regis, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU5 5JP). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in April 2007. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 sits 91.3% above the 2007 sale of £138,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
4 Blackthorn Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.5% per year over 10 years.
£138,000
Growth on file: 14.5% per year over 10 years.
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4 Blackthorn Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,747
Street avg £2,374
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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19 April 2007Most recent
£138,000
+91.7%over 5 years22 November 2001
£72,000
+50.0%over 2 years3 November 1999
£48,000
+28.0%over 2 years29 August 1997
£37,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU5 5JP: £275,000 (2025–2021).
24 Blackthorn Road Houghton Regis Dunstable
Sold Apr 2025
31 Blackthorn Road Houghton Regis Dunstable
Sold Mar 2023
46 Blackthorn Road Houghton Regis Dunstable
Sold May 2022
32 Blackthorn Road Houghton Regis Dunstable
Sold Apr 2022
30 Blackthorn Road Houghton Regis Dunstable
Sold Oct 2021
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
LU5 5SR
Recreation Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Tithe Farm Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB