12 Sphinx Place, Dunstable, LU6 1DF
About 12 Sphinx Place
12 Sphinx Place is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Dunstable (LU6 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a basement.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £355,000 sits 92.9% above the 2011 sale of £184,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 28.3% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in December 2011.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
12 Sphinx Place has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
12 Sphinx Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.3% per year over 8 years.
£184,000
Growth on file: -1.3% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
9 December 2011Most recent
£184,000
-9.9%over 7 years20 February 2004
£204,202
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 1DF: £280,000 (2021–2019).
Nearby sales in LU6 1DF
Versus other Sphinx Place homes
Price per m² for 12 Sphinx Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,720
Street avg £3,021
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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
Salters Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
All Saints Academy Dunstable. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







