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Get startedDriveside Cottage is a detached house in Houghton Regis, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU5 6JS). It has a recorded floor area of 259 m² (around 2788 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2024 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
At 259 m² the property is well over the postcode median (193 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £997,000 sits 53.4% above the 2024 sale of £650,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold September 2024 for £650,000.
Driveside Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
A recent planning application at Driveside Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
Erection of two semi-detached dwellings
Driveside Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£997,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£650,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Driveside Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,510
Street avg £2,961
Floor Area
259 m²
Street avg 180 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
48.7dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Front of property
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY AND FIRST FLOOR FRONT EXTENSION INCLUDING THE INSERTION OF DORMER WINDOWS (REVISED APPLICATION SB/TP/05/0985)
2 more applications for this property
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16 September 2024Most recent
£650,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU5 6JS: £587,500 (2024–2012).
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Sold Apr 2012
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Dunstablians RUFC — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Tithe Farm Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB