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74 West Street, Dunstable, LU6 1NX

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 74 West Street

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

74 West Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Dunstable (LU6 1NX). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£264/sq ft) was about 54.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2023 for £415,000.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Period featuresYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 74 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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 74 West Street, Dunstable, LU6 1NX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

74 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 74 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.

74 West Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.

Current estimate

£456,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£415,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 March 2023Most recent

    £415,000

    +70.8%over 17 years

  2. 5 October 2005

    £243,000

    +24.6%over 2 years

  3. 29 July 2003

    £195,000

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.

Years Held for 74 West Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,842

Street avg £2,499

On par

Floor Area

146 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 74 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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£579k

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1 Campian Close

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3 bed1 bath
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1 Cheyne Close

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3 bed1 bath
£359k

1 Aldbanks

LU6 1AH

3 bed2 bath
£344k

1 Barley Brow

LU6 1UJ

3 bed1 bath
£326k

1 Church Green, Totternhoe

LU6 1RF

3 bed
£322k

1 Benning Avenue

LU6 1PH

3 bed1 bath
£649k

1 Brightwell Avenue, Totternhoe

LU6 1QT

3 bed1 bath
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.
Full Dunstable report

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 74 West Street, Dunstable, LU6 1NX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.