26 French S Gate, Dunstable, LU6 1BQ
About 26 French S Gate
26 French S Gate is a five-bedroom detached house in Dunstable (LU6 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 34.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 26 French S Gate was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jul 2024Loft ConversionFullIn report
Loft conversion including a rear dormer
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/24/01142/FULL
- Apr 2024OutlineIn report
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: To build a rear dormer to existing house.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/24/00504/LDCP
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 26 French S Gate
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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 26 French S Gate was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£503,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 July 2022Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 1BQ: £345,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in LU6 1BQ
Versus other French S Gate homes
26 French S Gate outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,226
Street avg £3,421
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
French's Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
All Saints Academy Dunstable. 22 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB







