LU5 5QE
Last sold £160,000 in May 2008
40, Dolphin Drive, Dunstable
- Property type
- Semi-detached
- Bedrooms
- 5 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 1,044 sq ft / 97 sq m
- EPC rating
- C
- Elevation
- About 130m — higher than about 20% of homes in Dunstable
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Price history in context
- May 2008 — £160,000 · +6.7% · 0 pts ahead of the UK market
- Oct 2006 — £150,000 · +12.8% · 22 pts behind the UK market
- Jun 2003 — £133,000
What this home might be worth today
£254,000
Estimate range £242,000–£267,000
+59.0% since May 2008 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid in line with the local norm
vs 54 nearby sales within a year · 5-bed (est.) semi-detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Lime Tree Primary Academy 4-min walk
- Houstone School 9-min walk
- Leagrave station 3.1km
- Woodland 2.9km
- The coast (coastline) 49.2km
- Lake 1.2km
- Pond 585m
- Canal 10.8km
- Houghton Brook 770m
- Public Park 33m
- Playing Field 50m
- Nisa Local 189m
- Dolphin Drive (Adj) 226m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Leagrave, 3.1km away
- 37 min London
- 95 min Cambridge
- 109 min Oxford
- 115 min Brighton
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
Flood risk
Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,550 hours a year — sunnier than 40% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 2% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Crime
Above average for England & Wales — 209 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 38, Dolphin Drive, Dunstable £278,000 · 2024
- 34, Dolphin Drive, Dunstable £128,000 · 2012
- 16, Trident Drive, Dunstable £130,000 · 2013
- 17, Trident Drive, Dunstable £124,000 · 2014
- 15, Trident Drive, Dunstable £80,000 · 2006
- 27, Dolphin Drive, Dunstable £128,000 · 2004
Planning activity nearby
- Withdrawn Siting of a portakabin for community use Apr 2026 source
- Permitted Erection of a single storey rear and side extensions with rooflights May 2026 source
- Permitted Prior Notification of Householder Extension: Single storey rear extension, 5m beyond the… Mar 2026 source
- Rejected Telecommunications Determination Masts: Erection of a 20m monopole c/w 6 antennas, 3… Mar 2026 source
- Permitted Installation of an additional staircase - Retrospective May 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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