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23 Wellhead Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1QS

Extendable2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
75 m²
807 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Wellhead Road

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

23 Wellhead Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Totternhoe, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 1QS). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 75 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 25.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 55.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £317,000 in February 2020.

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

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas fired
  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23 Wellhead Road

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Wellhead Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1QS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Wellhead Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Sept 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/21/03086/FULL
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2021
    ExtensionOutline
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Prior Notification of Householder Extension: Single storey rear extension with velux roof lights

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    CB/21/02148/GPDE
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 23 Wellhead 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

£398,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£317,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 February 2020Most recent

    £317,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 1QS: £495,000 (2025–2020).

On the street

Versus other Wellhead Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 23 Wellhead Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,227

Street avg £3,674

Above

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23 Wellhead 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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£325k

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1 Brook Close

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2 bed1 bath
£240k

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LU6 1QD

2 bed1 bath
£402k

1 Campian Close

LU6 1UD

3 bed1 bath
£231k

1 Bank Avenue

LU6 1FR

2 bed2 bath
£373k

1 Cheyne Close

LU6 1BX

3 bed1 bath
£359k

1 Aldbanks

LU6 1AH

3 bed2 bath
£344k

1 Barley Brow

LU6 1UJ

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

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

Church Green — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Totternhoe Church of England Academy. 11 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 1QS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU6 1QS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 1QS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

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 23 Wellhead Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1QS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.