What kind of home is 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF?

3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF sell for?

3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF last sold for £255,000 in November 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £165,252 in November 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF?

Across 5 sales between November 2003 and November 2020, 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF rose from £165,252 to £255,000, a change of £89,748. That works out to roughly +2.6% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF have?

The current EPC rating for 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF is C with a score of 74 out of 100, lodged in November 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF?

3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (710 sq ft), around 22 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LU6 1DF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF use?

The latest EPC at 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF?

3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF is in council tax band D.

Which area is 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF in?

3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF sits in Dunstable. It falls within the LU6 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF?

Police records around 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF?

The closest primary school to 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF is Beecroft Academy (900m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is All Saints Academy Dunstable (494m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF?

The closest bus stop to 3 Sphinx Place, LU6 1DF is Salters Way, 67m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Sphinx Place, Dunstable, LU6 1DF

5 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

66 m²

710 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 74

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Sphinx Place

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

3 Sphinx Place is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Dunstable (LU6 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold November 2020 for £255,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £311,000 is 22% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 65.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms3
CloakroomYes

Outside

GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Sphinx Place's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Nov 2022

EPC Rating

C74

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Sphinx Place, Dunstable, LU6 1DF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Sphinx Place has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

3 Sphinx Place has changed hands more often than typical for the area.

Current estimate

£311,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£255,000

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

6 November 2020Most recent
£255,000
+11.8%over 4 years
8 February 2016
£228,000
+28.1%over 1 year
5 May 2014
£178,000
+1.1%over 8 years
22 June 2005
£176,000
+6.5%over 1 year
28 November 2003
£165,252

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 1DF: £280,000 (2021–2019).

Nearby sales in LU6 1DF

On the street

Versus other Sphinx Place homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 3 Sphinx Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,864

Street avg £2,806

Strongly above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 81 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Above

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

Salters Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

All Saints Academy Dunstable. 21 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 1DF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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