48 Common Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RG
About 48 Common Road
48 Common Road is a detached house in Kensworth, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 3RG). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 136 m² it's 24.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 40 EPCs). Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £543,000 is 20.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 19.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in December 2019.
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Energy performance
48 Common Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
48 Common Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION AND INSTALLATION OF WINDOW TO EAST ELEVATION
- Reference
- SB/05/00086
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
48 Common Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£543,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 17 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2019Most recent
£450,000
+20.0%over 5 years3 August 2014
£375,000
+56.3%over 11 years20 January 2003
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 3RG: £630,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LU6 3RG
130 Common Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RG
Sold Aug 2025
£375,0008 Common Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RG
Sold Jan 2025
£630,000144 Common Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RG
Sold Oct 2024
£400,00032 Common Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RG
Sold Nov 2022
£875,0002 Common Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RG
Sold Apr 2021
£825,000
Versus other Common Road homes
48 Common Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,309
Street avg £3,571
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Ridgeway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Kensworth Church of England Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB