What kind of home is 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX?

18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX?

18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX last sold for £300,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £90,000 in April 2002, so prices have been rising over 20 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX?

Across 2 sales between April 2002 and October 2022, 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX rose from £90,000 to £300,000, a change of £210,000. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in April 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX?

18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (1,119 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LU6 3LX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX use?

The latest EPC at 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX?

18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX is in council tax band C.

Which area is 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX in?

18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX sits in Dunstable. It falls within the LU6 postcode district.

Is 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX in a safe area?

Police records around 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 80% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX?

The closest primary school to 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX is St Mary's Catholic Primary School (654m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Manshead Church of England Academy (654m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX?

The closest bus stop to 18 Bowles Way, LU6 3LX is Churchill Road, 67m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Bowles Way, Dunstable, LU6 3LX

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

104 m²

1119 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Bowles Way

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Bowles Way is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Dunstable (LU6 3LX). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £330,000 is 10% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 46% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageIntegral

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Bowles Way, Dunstable, LU6 3LX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Bowles Way has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.

Current estimate

£330,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£300,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

20 October 2022Most recent
£300,000
+233.3%over 20 years
29 April 2002
£90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 3LX: £315,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in LU6 3LX

On the street

Versus other Bowles Way homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Bowles Way is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,885

Street avg £2,464

Above

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 115 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Dunstable district page.

Full Dunstable report

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

0.1 km

Churchill Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Mary's Catholic Primary School. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU6 3LX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 3LX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

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Common questions

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