8 Sphinx Place, Dunstable, LU6 1DF
About 8 Sphinx Place
8 Sphinx Place is a mid-terrace house in Dunstable (LU6 1DF). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold January 2020 for £280,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 is 25.5% above the 2020 sale price.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Sphinx Place has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
8 Sphinx Place changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 16 years.
£280,500
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
31 January 2020Most recent
£280,500
20 December 2019
£280,000
+24.4%over 5 years1 December 2014
£225,000
+4.7%over 10 years26 March 2004
£214,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 1DF: £255,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in LU6 1DF
Versus other Sphinx Place homes
Floor Area for 8 Sphinx Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,527
Street avg £2,940
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.0 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







