1 Loring Road, Dunstable, LU6 1DZ
About 1 Loring Road
1 Loring Road is a detached house in Dunstable (LU6 1DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft). At 43 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–177 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 33 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2016Change of UseFullIn report
Conversion of existing vacant one and two storey care home (Use Class C2) to residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with extensions and external alterations. (Resubmission CB/15/02190/FULL)
Extension- Reference
- CB/15/04829/FULL
- Sept 2015Change of UseFullIn report
Conversion of existing vacant one & two-storey Care home (Use Class C2) to residential dwelling apartments (Use Class C3), with extensions and alterations.
Extension- Reference
- CB/15/02190/FULL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Loring Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Loring Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£176,000
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 1DZ: £310,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Loring Road homes
On epc rating, 1 Loring Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 49 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 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
Loring Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Beecroft Academy. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







