What type of property is 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT?

9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT sell for?

9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT last sold for £505,000 in August 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £159,500 in April 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between April 1997 and August 2019, 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT rose from £159,500 to £505,000, a change of £345,500. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT?

The current EPC rating for 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in April 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT?

9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (1,475 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LU6 1QT. Source: EPC Register.

How is 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT heated?

The latest EPC at 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT?

9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT located?

9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT sits in Totternhoe, Dunstable, Dunstable. It falls within the LU6 postcode district.

Is 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT in a safe area?

Police records around 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT?

The closest primary school to 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT is Totternhoe Church of England Academy (428m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Queensbury Academy (2.0km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT?

The closest bus stop to 9 Brightwell Avenue, LU6 1QT is Dunstable Cricket Club, 277m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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9 Brightwell Avenue, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1QT

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

137 m²

1475 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 9 Brightwell Avenue

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

9 Brightwell Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Totternhoe, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 1QT). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.

Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £629,000 is 24.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 17.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2019 at £505,000.

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

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

9 Brightwell Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Brightwell Avenue, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1QT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 Brightwell Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

9 Brightwell Avenue has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£629,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£505,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

5 August 2019Most recent
£505,000
+40.3%over 13 years
25 June 2006
£360,000
+125.7%over 9 years
29 April 1997
£159,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 1QT: £590,000 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in LU6 1QT

On the street

Versus other Brightwell Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

9 Brightwell Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,686

Street avg £3,791

On par

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 147 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.6 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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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

0.3 km

Dunstable Cricket Club — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Totternhoe Church of England Academy. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU6 1QT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 1QT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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