26 Barley Brow, Dunstable, LU6 1UJ

26 Barley Brow is a four-bedroom detached house in Dunstable (LU6 1UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£501/sq ft) was about 137.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2009. Sold January 2024 for £625,000.