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81 Drovers Way, Dunstable, LU6 1AL

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 81 Drovers Way

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

81 Drovers Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Dunstable (LU6 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

At 105 m² it's 19.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 27 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 is 35.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 34.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (November 2017).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 81 Drovers Way

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

81 Drovers Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 81 Drovers Way, Dunstable, LU6 1AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

81 Drovers Way has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 81 Drovers Way

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 81 Drovers Way has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£339,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£250,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 November 2017Most recent

    £250,000

    +66.7%over 13 years

  2. 24 June 2004

    £150,000

    +170.3%over 6 years

  3. 27 February 1998

    £55,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 1AL: £260,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Drovers Way homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 81 Drovers Way runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,381

Street avg £2,164

Above

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 81 Drovers Way

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£344k

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3 bed1 bath
£326k

1 Church Green, Totternhoe

LU6 1RF

3 bed
£322k

1 Benning Avenue

LU6 1PH

3 bed1 bath
£359k

1 Aldbanks

LU6 1AH

3 bed2 bath
£373k

1 Cheyne Close

LU6 1BX

3 bed1 bath
£402k

1 Campian Close

LU6 1UD

3 bed1 bath
£271k

1 Albion Mews, Albion Street

LU6 1SH

3 bed
£325k

1 Beecroft Way

LU6 1ED

2 bed
Area

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.
Full Dunstable report

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

Worthington Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Lancot School. 17 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU6 1AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU6 1AL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 1AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 81 Drovers Way, Dunstable, LU6 1AL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.