Dumfries, Leighton Road, Northall, Dunstable, LU6 2HD

Dumfries is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Northall, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 2HD). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 sits 67% above the 2014 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 50% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (176 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in May 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.