Blackbirds, Bakers Lane, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RN
About Blackbirds
Blackbirds is a four-bedroom detached house in Kensworth, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 3RN). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1149 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 sits 66.2% above the 2011 sale of £305,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 40.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in October 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageSingle
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Blackbirds's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jan 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Blackbirds has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey front/side extension
- Reference
- CB/09/05111/TP
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Blackbirds's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£507,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 13 years.
£305,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
16 October 2011Most recent
£305,000
+26.6%over 9 years20 June 2002
£241,000
+49.7%over 3 years18 January 1999
£161,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in LU6 3RN: £304,975 (2016–1998).
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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
0.2 km
Ridgeway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Kensworth Church of England Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB