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5 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable, LU6 2AD

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Beacon Avenue

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

5 Beacon Avenue is a semi-detached house in Dunstable (LU6 2AD). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 sits 139.1% above the 2002 sale of £199,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 39.9% below the postcode norm.

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Everything you need to know about 5 Beacon 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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Sept 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable, LU6 2AD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Beacon Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Beacon Avenue

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.

5 Beacon Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£478,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.8% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2002)

£199,950

Growth on file: 16.8% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 April 2002Most recent

    £199,950

    +122.2%over 5 years

  2. 28 February 1997

    £89,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 2AD: £442,500 (2024–2024).

On the street

Versus other Beacon Avenue homes

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

Price per m² for 5 Beacon Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,801

Street avg £3,739

Strongly below

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Beacon Avenue

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

Larger 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.
£466k

1 Chequers Cottages, Whipsnade

LU6 2LJ

£450k

1 Church Close, Studham

LU6 2QE

£444k

1 Bell Farm Close, Studham

LU6 2QX

£516k

1 Barn View, Edlesborough

LU6 2FT

£534k

1 Comp Gate, Eaton Bray

LU6 2AU

3 bed2 bath
£535k

1 Beacon Avenue

LU6 2AD

£361k

1 Church End, Edlesborough

LU6 2EP

£637k

1 Brook Street, Edlesborough

LU6 2JG

5 bed
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

Beacon Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Lancot School. 15 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 2AD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU6 2AD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 2AD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

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 5 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable, LU6 2AD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.