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42 French S Gate, Dunstable, LU6 1BQ

4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 42 French S Gate

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

42 French S Gate is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Dunstable (LU6 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Sold September 2021 for £253,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £292,000 is 15.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 80.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 59 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 23 EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 42 French S Gate

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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 French S Gate, Dunstable, LU6 1BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 French S Gate 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 42 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.

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£292,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£253,000

Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 September 2021Most recent

    £253,000

    +12.4%over 5 years

  2. 2 June 2016

    £225,000

    +28.6%over 8 years

  3. 14 June 2007

    £175,000

    +26.2%over 4 years

  4. 5 March 2003

    £138,653

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 1BQ: £350,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other French S Gate homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 42 French S Gate lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,288

Street avg £3,365

Strongly above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 42 French S Gate

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.
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2 bed2 bath
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£322k

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LU6 1PH

3 bed1 bath
£326k

1 Church Green, Totternhoe

LU6 1RF

3 bed
£344k

1 Barley Brow

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3 bed1 bath
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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 1BQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

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 42 French S Gate, Dunstable, LU6 1BQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.