3 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3QU
About 3 Red Cow Cottages
3 Red Cow Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kensworth, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Last sale on file: £211,000 in September 2018. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£490/sq ft) was about 89.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 5 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Red Cow Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
3 Red Cow Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£229,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 22 years.
£211,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
12 September 2018Most recent
£211,000
+85.1%over 5 years30 November 2012
£114,000
+3.6%over 7 years28 September 2005
£110,000
+124.5%over 5 years30 March 2000
£49,000
+22.5%over 3 years27 February 1997
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 3QU: £190,000 (2023–2006).
Versus other Watling Street homes
3 Red Cow Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 61 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
The Packhorse PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Markyate Village School and Nursery. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB







