6 7 Red Cow Cottages, Watling Street, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3QU
About 6 7 Red Cow Cottages
6 7 Red Cow Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Kensworth, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 3QU). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
6 7 Red Cow Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
- Jul 2019Change of UseFullIn report
Revised access for Planning Permission CB/18/01925/FULL (Change of Use from garage / barn to dwelling).
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/19/01003/FULL
- Aug 2018Change of UseFullIn report
Change of Use from garage / barn to dwelling (Resubmission CB/17/01881/FULL)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- CB/18/01925/FULL
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Sales history & valuation
6 7 Red Cow Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£429,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 3QU: £204,000 (2023–2012).
Versus other Watling Street homes
On floor area, 6 7 Red Cow Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 2 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







