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140 West Street, Dunstable, LU6 1NX

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
176 m²
1894 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 140 West Street

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

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.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 140 West Street

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

140 West Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 140 West Street, Dunstable, LU6 1NX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

140 West Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 140 West Street

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

Latest sale on 140 West Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£601,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£530,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 February 2022Most recent

    £530,000

    +39.5%over 4 years
  2. 29 June 2017

    £380,000

    +245.5%over 19 years
  3. 31 October 1997

    £110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 1NX: £247,500 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other West Street homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 140 West Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,011

Street avg £2,491

On par

Floor Area

176 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 140 West Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 1NX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 140 West Street, Dunstable, LU6 1NX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.