17 Catchacre, Dunstable, LU6 1QD

17 Catchacre is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Dunstable (LU6 1QD). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. At 38 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–143 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £185,000 in June 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£452/sq ft) was about 100.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.