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Chiltern Cottage, Whipsnade, Dunstable, LU6 2LG

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
195 m²
2099 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Chiltern Cottage

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

Chiltern Cottage is a detached house in Whipsnade, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 2LG). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 195 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (238 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,151,000 is 16.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£472/sq ft) was about 184% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Chiltern Cottage, Whipsnade, Dunstable, LU6 2LG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Chiltern Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Chiltern Cottage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

Chiltern Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£1,151,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£990,000

Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 December 2016Most recent

    £990,000

    +10.6%over 9 years

  2. 18 December 2007

    £895,000

    +80.8%over 6 years

  3. 12 March 2001

    £495,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 2LG: £975,000 (2024–2020).

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Chiltern Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,077

Street avg £2,368

Strongly above

Floor Area

195 m²

Street avg 284 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

14.0 t/year

Street avg 8.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Chiltern 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.
£1.2m

1 Church Lane, Eaton Bray

LU6 2DJ

5 bed3 bath
£948k

1 Beacon View, Northall

LU6 2BA

5 bed4 bath
£854k

1 Dagnall Road, Edlesborough

LU6 2EF

4 bed2 bath
£755k

1 Church Croft, Edlesborough

LU6 2HU

5 bed2 bath
£660k

1 Cow Lane, Edlesborough

LU6 2HT

4 bed2 bath
£645k

1 Cooks Meadow, Edlesborough

LU6 2RP

4 bed2 bath
£637k

1 Brook Street, Edlesborough

LU6 2JG

5 bed
£535k

1 Beacon Avenue

LU6 2AD

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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU6 2LG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU6 2LG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 2LG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.9dB

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 Chiltern Cottage, Whipsnade, Dunstable, LU6 2LG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.