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8 Park Avenue, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1QF

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
105 m²
1128 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Park Avenue

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

8 Park Avenue is a semi-detached house in Totternhoe, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 1QF). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1128 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since September 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 sits 64.5% above the 2010 sale of £220,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Everything you need to know about 8 Park Avenue

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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.

8 Park Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Park Avenue, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1QF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Park Avenue has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Mar 2016
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    First floor side extension

    Reference
    CB/16/00100/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2016
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Prior Notification Householder Extension: Erection of single storey rear extension 5.5m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, maximum height of 3.5m and 2.55m to the eaves.

    Reference
    CB/16/00114/GPDE
    View planning record
Before you offer

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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.

8 Park Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£362,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2010)

£220,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 September 2010Most recent

    £220,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 1QF: £350,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Park Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 42 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Park Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,100

Street avg £3,044

Below

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Park Avenue

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.

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

0.2 km

Totternhoe Knolls — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Totternhoe Church of England Academy. 10 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 1QF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU6 1QF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 1QF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

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 8 Park Avenue, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1QF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.