18a, Ashcroft, Dunstable, LU6 1DY
About 18a
18a is a detached house in Dunstable (LU6 1DY). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity. At 59 m² this is the 11th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–210 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to A across 47 units on file.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Hot water efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
18a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
18a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 1DY: £225,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Ashcroft homes
On epc rating, 18a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 63 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
Ashcroft — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Beecroft Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB