4a Houghton Mansions, Houghton Road, Dunstable, LU6 1DD

4a Houghton Mansions is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Dunstable (LU6 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2024 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in April 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 59 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £200,000 is 46% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 150.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.