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74 Castle Hill Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1QG

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
72 m²
775 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 74 Castle Hill Road

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

74 Castle Hill Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Totternhoe, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 1QG). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 110), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £388,000 is 13.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£441/sq ft) was about 58.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £342,000 in January 2021. 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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 74 Castle Hill Road

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

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2024from Sept 2014
Low Energy Lighting
67%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 74 Castle Hill Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1QG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

74 Castle Hill Road 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 Castle Hill Road

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.

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£388,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£342,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 January 2021Most recent

    £342,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 1QG: £407,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Castle Hill Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

74 Castle Hill Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,750

Street avg £4,039

Above

Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.4 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 74 Castle Hill Road

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

0.1 km

Totternhoe Knolls — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Totternhoe Church of England Academy. 7 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 1QG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU6 1QG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 1QG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

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 Castle Hill Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1QG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.