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About Red Cow Farm House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Red Cow Farm House is a detached house in Bidwell, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU5 6JP). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £581,000 is 54.8% below the 2022 sale of £1,285,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,003/sq ft) was about 408.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 24 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 4 refused, 5 pending. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold April 2022 for £1,285,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Red Cow Farm House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Red Cow Farm House, Bidwell, Dunstable, LU5 6JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Mar 2026AmendmentPending
Non material amendment to planning permission CB/23/03448/FULL (Revised scheme: Demolition of existing outbuildings whilst retaining the existing dwelling. Erection of 26 dwellings with access road and sewers. Amendment sought to the wording of condition 27 to amend this from a prior commencement condition to a prior to occupation condition.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Red Cow Farm House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£581,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£1,285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Red Cow Farm House, Bidwell, Dunstable, LU5 6JP
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Versus the street
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Red Cow Farm House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£10,798
Street avg £3,817
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU5 6JP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 45 points of interest in total.
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