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16 Russell Close, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RW

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
101 m²
1089 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Russell Close

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

16 Russell Close is an end-of-terrace house in Kensworth, Dunstable, Dunstable (LU6 3RW). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1089 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 101 m² it's 19.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 39 EPCs). Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 is 18.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 23.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (November 2017).

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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.

16 Russell Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Russell Close, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Russell Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. May 2007
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.

    Reference
    SB/07/00297
    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.

Price for 16 Russell Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£333,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£280,000

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 November 2017Most recent

    £280,000

    +413.8%over 20 years
  2. 22 May 1997

    £54,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 3RW: £300,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Russell Close homes

Four headline reads against 39 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Russell Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,767

Street avg £2,858

Below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Russell Close

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

Ridgeway — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Kensworth Church of England Academy. 5 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 3RW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LU6 3RW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LU6 3RW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

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 16 Russell Close, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.