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9 Poplar Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RS

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 9 Poplar Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

9 Poplar Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kensworth, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 3RS). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 is 23.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£357/sq ft) was about 41.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 9 Poplar Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Poplar Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2005
    PorchFull
    In report

    ERECTION OF FRONT PORCH AND FRONT DORMER.

    Extension
    Reference
    SB/05/00378
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£451,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£365,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 March 2017Most recent

    £365,000

    +175.5%over 14 years
  2. 4 April 2002

    £132,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 3RS: £427,000 (2023–2022).

On the street

Versus other Poplar Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

9 Poplar Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,842

Street avg £3,889

On par

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 9 Poplar Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Dunstable district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LU6 3RS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU6 3RS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 3RS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 9 Poplar Road, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.