What type of property is 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU?

5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU is a 1-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU?

5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU last sold for £235,000 in March 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £42,500 in April 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU changed over time?

Across 6 sales between April 1997 and March 2023, 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU rose from £42,500 to £235,000, a change of £192,500. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU is F with a score of 29 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU?

5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 33% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LU6 3QU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU records wood logs as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU?

5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU located?

5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU sits in Kensworth, Dunstable, Dunstable. It falls within the LU6 postcode district.

Is 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU 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.

Which schools serve 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU?

The closest primary school to 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU is Markyate Village School and Nursery (1.3km), one of 4 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU?

The closest bus stop to 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, LU6 3QU is The Packhorse PH, 318m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3QU

Notable views6 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 29

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 5 Red Cow Cottages

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

5 Red Cow Cottages is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kensworth, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings.

At 53 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 5 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. Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£412/sq ft) was about 55.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2023 for £235,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

OutbuildingsYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

TenureFreehold
RefurbishedYes

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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.

5 Red Cow Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F29

Main Heating

—

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3QU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Red Cow Cottages 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.

Latest sale on 5 Red Cow Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£234,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£235,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

26 March 2023Most recent
£235,000
+15.2%over 1 year
12 November 2021
£204,000
+48.9%over 14 years
7 December 2006
£137,000
+17.1%over 1 year
25 August 2005
£117,000
+69.6%over 3 years
13 June 2002
£69,000
+62.4%over 5 years
24 April 1997
£42,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 3QU: £120,000 (2018–2005).

Nearby sales in LU6 3QU

On the street

Versus other Watling Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 5 Red Cow Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

29 (F)

Street avg 48 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 58 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 3QU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.6dB

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