70 74, Common Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RG
About 70 74
70 74 is a six-bedroom detached house in Kensworth, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 3RG). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2330 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 216 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 40 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. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,045,000 is 15.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£388/sq ft) was about 52.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
Energy performance
70 74 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2011Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use: from games room to residential dwelling.
- Reference
- CB/11/02803/FULL
- Jul 2006OutbuildingFullIn report
ERECTION OF A REPLACEMENT OUTBUILDING FOR USE AS GAMES ROOM
- Reference
- SB/06/00608
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 70 74 was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,045,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 14 years.
£905,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
14 August 2014Most recent
£905,000
-2.2%over 3 years14 January 2011
£925,000
+230.4%over 9 years31 January 2001
£280,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 3RG: £630,000 (2025–2021).
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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
70 74 is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,181
Street avg £3,534
Floor Area
216 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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







