2 Swan Cottages, Leighton Road, Northall, Dunstable, LU6 2EY
About 2 Swan Cottages
2 Swan Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Northall, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 2EY). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £320,000 is 25.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 36.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £255,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Swan Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2016ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
The erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.10m, for which the maximum height would be 3.30 m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.40 m.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00943/HPDE
- Mar 2016ConservatoryFullIn report
Rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00113/APP
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£320,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£255,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 March 2021Most recent
£255,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 2EY: £170,000 (2015–1996).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.0 km
The Swan PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Edlesborough Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB







