18 Burges Close, Dunstable, LU6 3EU
About 18 Burges Close
18 Burges Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Dunstable (LU6 3EU). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £330,000. 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 96.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageEn bloc
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
18 Burges Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2019PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Removal of small flat roof front porch, creation of larger porch with wc
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/18/04540/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
18 Burges Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 25 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2022Most recent
£330,000
+39.2%over 6 years11 December 2015
£237,000
+45.0%over 9 years30 March 2006
£163,500
+172.5%over 8 years24 September 1997
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 3EU: £310,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in LU6 3EU
Versus other Burges Close homes
18 Burges Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£4,583
Street avg £3,167
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Churchill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







