32a, High Street South, Dunstable, LU6 3HA

32a is a mid-terrace house in Dunstable (LU6 3HA). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 46 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–49 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 46 m² the property is well over the postcode median (30 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 is 41.2% above the 2022 sale price. Sold July 2022 for £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.