1 White Rock, Whipsnade Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 2NB
About 1 White Rock
1 White Rock is a semi-detached house in Kensworth, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 2NB). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2019. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
1 White Rock has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2013AnnexFullIn report
Erection of a detached outbuilding for use as a annex
- Reference
- CB/13/03443/FULL
- Aug 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
ERECTION OF FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION
- Reference
- SB/06/00743
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Sales history & valuation
1 White Rock has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£287,000
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 3 sales in LU6 2NB: £875,000 (2024–2015).
Versus other Whipsnade Road homes
On floor area, 1 White Rock runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 36 (F)
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 200 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 10.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.9 km
Meadway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Lark Rise Academy. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







