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

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
262 m²
2820 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Ivy Cottage

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

Ivy Cottage is a semi-detached house in Northall, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 2HA). It has a recorded floor area of 262 m² (around 2820 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil.

At 262 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, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Nov 2011
    DemolitionHeritage
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Demolition of existing rear conservatory. Single storey rear extensions.

    Agent
    Glasshouses by Jeremy Uglow
    Extension
    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    11/01946/ALB
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2011
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Demolition of existing rear conservatory. Single storey rear extensions.

    Agent
    Glasshouses by Jeremy Uglow
    Extension
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    11/01945/APP
    View planning record
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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.

Ivy Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£1,086,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

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.

Ivy Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

57 (D)

Street avg 56 (D)

On par

Floor Area

262 m²

Street avg 151 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Ivy 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
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.

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

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Ivy Cottage, Leighton Road, Northall, Dunstable, LU6 2HA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.