39 Oakway, Studham, Dunstable, LU6 2PE

39 Oakway is a six-bedroom detached house in Studham, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 2PE). It has a recorded floor area of 239 m² (around 2573 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 239 m² the property is well over the postcode median (182 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold November 2022 for £1,390,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe, partial demolition and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£540/sq ft) was about 110.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.