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April Cottage, Leighton Road, Northall, Dunstable, LU6 2HA

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
230 m²
2476 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About April Cottage

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

April Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Northall, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 2HA). It has a recorded floor area of 230 m² (around 2476 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on lpg. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 230 m² the property is well over the postcode median (154 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £956,000 is 18% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 30.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £810,000 in July 2019.

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
  • Bathrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageDouble

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

April Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against April Cottage, Leighton Road, Northall, Dunstable, LU6 2HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at April Cottage.

  1. Aug 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Householder application for two storey rear extension and new fenestration to single storey link

    Agent
    Braeburn Structures Ltd
    Documents
    22 docs on file
    Reference
    22/01998/APP
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2003
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Two storey rear extension

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    02/03190/APP
    View planning record
Before you offer

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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.

April Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£956,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£810,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 July 2019Most recent

    £810,000

    +161.3%over 20 years

  2. 6 January 1999

    £310,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 2HA: £635,500 (2023–2021).

On the street

Versus other Leighton Road homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, April Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,522

Street avg £3,496

On par

Floor Area

230 m²

Street avg 152 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about April Cottage

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.
£854k

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LU6 2EF

4 bed2 bath
£660k

1 Cow Lane, Edlesborough

LU6 2HT

4 bed2 bath
£645k

1 Cooks Meadow, Edlesborough

LU6 2RP

4 bed2 bath
£948k

1 Beacon View, Northall

LU6 2BA

5 bed4 bath
£1.2m

1 Church Lane, Eaton Bray

LU6 2DJ

5 bed3 bath
£755k

1 Church Croft, Edlesborough

LU6 2HU

5 bed2 bath
£637k

1 Brook Street, Edlesborough

LU6 2JG

5 bed
£534k

1 Comp Gate, Eaton Bray

LU6 2AU

3 bed2 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

0.1 km

Knolls View — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Edlesborough Primary Academy. 2 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 2HA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU6 2HA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 2HA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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