140 West Street, Dunstable, LU6 1NX
About 140 West Street
140 West Street is a five-bedroom detached house in Dunstable (LU6 1NX). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £601,000 is 13.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 63.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £530,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
140 West Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
140 West Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 140 West Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£601,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.
£530,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
14 February 2022Most recent
£530,000
+39.5%over 4 years29 June 2017
£380,000
+245.5%over 19 years31 October 1997
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 1NX: £247,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LU6 1NX
Versus other West Street homes
On co₂ emissions, 140 West Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,011
Street avg £2,491
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Marys Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB







