8 Common Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RG
About 8 Common Road
8 Common Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Kensworth, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 3RG). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £630,000. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £693,000 is 10% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 17.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
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Energy performance
8 Common Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
8 Common Road 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 grown by over 3x since 1999.
£693,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 25 years.
£630,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
7 January 2025Most recent
£630,000
+200.0%over 25 years2 September 1999
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 3RG: £760,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LU6 3RG
130 Common Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RG
Sold Aug 2025
£375,000144 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
£825,00078 Common Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RG
Sold Mar 2021
£760,000
Versus other Common Road homes
8 Common Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,231
Street avg £3,574
Floor Area
195 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 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