1 Gatehouse, Whipsnade, Dunstable, LU6 2LG
About 1 Gatehouse
1 Gatehouse is a semi-detached house in Whipsnade, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 2LG). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (238 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
1 Gatehouse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Gatehouse has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Gatehouse has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 2LG: £975,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in LU6 2LG
Bailey Cottage, Whipsnade, Dunstable, LU6 2LG
Sold Sept 2024
£1,065,000The Oaks, Whipsnade, Dunstable, LU6 2LG
Sold Jun 2024
£925,000Frog Corner, Whipsnade, Dunstable, LU6 2LG
Sold May 2022
£2,500,000Blythswood, Whipsnade, Dunstable, LU6 2LG
Sold Nov 2020
£975,000The Beeches, Whipsnade, Dunstable, LU6 2LG
Sold Oct 2020
£495,000
Versus the street
On epc rating, 1 Gatehouse runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
23 (F)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 295 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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
0.1 km
Whipsnade Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Dagnall VA Church of England School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







