23a, Flat, Poplar Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RS
About 23a
23a is a semi-detached house in Kensworth, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 3RS). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
23a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
23a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
23a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£228,000
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 3RS: £427,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in LU6 3RS
20 Poplar Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RS
Sold Apr 2023
£427,00027 Poplar Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RS
Sold Dec 2022
£475,00015 Poplar Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RS
Sold Sept 2022
£405,00023 Poplar Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RS
Sold Aug 2022
£465,00054 Poplar Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RS
Sold Jan 2022
£375,000
Versus other Poplar Road homes
EPC Rating for 23a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
Poplar Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Kensworth Church of England Academy. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







