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LU5

UK postcode district

Part of Dunstable

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,147
Current units
833
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
8

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
East of England
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
314

Postcode sectors in LU5

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4 sectors

Property

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23,527 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Fauna Field, Dunstable, LU5 4FP 24 July 2026 £302,000
54, Churchfield Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5HW 22 July 2026 £340,000
Eastgate Court, Flat 18, Church Street, Dunstable, LU5 4HP 20 July 2026 £195,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
21
Primary
12
Secondary
4

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
3,878
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,393
  • Anti social behaviour 555
  • Vehicle crime 322
  • Criminal damage and arson 294
  • Shoplifting 284

Census 2021

Population and age profile

LU5 usual residents
42,083
Age-profile population
41,795

Age bands in LU5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
19.6%
8,175 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.6%
4,436 residents
Age 25 to 44
28.4%
11,850 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.9%
10,839 residents
Age 65 and over
15.5%
6,495 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 797 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 730 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 645 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 3 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

in this district

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

    EASTGATE HOUSE, 28-34 CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RU

    ODS code E81635

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

    GROVE VIEW INTEGRATED, COURT DRIVE, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4JD

    ODS code E81014

  • TODDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LUTON ROAD, TODDINGTON, DUNSTABLE, LU5 6DE

    ODS code E81034

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £332,000 from 4,125 recorded sales in LU5. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Central Bedfordshire is £356,453 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 4 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,878 published events cover 12 months, averaging 323 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,393 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.