9a Houghton Mansions, Houghton Road, Dunstable, LU6 1DD

9a Houghton Mansions is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Dunstable (LU6 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). At 55 m² this is the 5th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 9 units on file.

It hasn't traded since March 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 sits 446.4% above the 2001 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 49.5% below the postcode norm. At 55 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 8 EPCs).