16 Russell Close, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RW
About 16 Russell Close
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).
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2020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
Planning history
16 Russell Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- May 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION.
- Reference
- SB/07/00297
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 16 Russell Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 21 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2017Most recent
£280,000
+413.8%over 20 years22 May 1997
£54,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LU6 3RW: £300,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in LU6 3RW
22 Russell Close, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RW
Sold Nov 2025
£300,0008 Russell Close, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RW
Sold Sept 2025
£305,00025 Russell Close, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RW
Sold Jan 2024
£310,00013 Russell Close, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RW
Sold Jul 2023
£246,00014 Russell Close, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3RW
Sold May 2022
£275,000
Versus other Russell Close homes
16 Russell Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,767
Street avg £2,858
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.2 km
Ridgeway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Kensworth Church of England Academy. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







