42 Birchside, Dunstable, LU6 3EH
About 42 Birchside
42 Birchside is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Dunstable (LU6 3EH). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a conservatory and a self-contained annexe.
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £500,000 — fresh data. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£278/sq ft) was about 47.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
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Planning history
42 Birchside has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Apr 2009
- Oct 2007ConservatoryFullIn report
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY, FIRST FLOOR AND SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION, SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND CONSERVATORY (REVISED APPLICATION 07/0339)
Extension- Reference
- SB/07/01057
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 42 Birchside was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£527,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 20 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
26 February 2025Most recent
£500,000
+185.7%over 20 years10 January 2005
£174,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 3EH: £317,500 (2025–2023).
Versus other Birchside homes
42 Birchside outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,994
Street avg £2,888
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Southfields Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Ardley Hill Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB