Rosemary Cottage, Whipsnade, Dunstable, LU6 2LG

Rosemary Cottage is a detached house in Whipsnade, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 2LG). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 sits 55.5% above the 2014 sale of £326,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 102 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). 12 years since the last transfer (February 2014).