4 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3QU
About 4 Red Cow Cottages
4 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 (February 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 40 m² it's 24.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (June 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 is 13.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£441/sq ft) was about 83.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
4 Red Cow Cottages ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 15 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
15 June 2017Most recent
£190,000
+58.3%over 8 years14 November 2008
£120,000
+0.8%over 3 years8 September 2005
£119,000
+80.3%over 3 years20 December 2001
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 3QU: £204,000 (2023–2006).
Versus other Watling Street homes
EPC Rating for 4 Red Cow Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
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







