LU5 4AS

Dunstable South · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dunstable
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU5 4AT 102 m
LU5 4AU 119 m
LU5 4AW 195 m
LU5 4AX 207 m
LU5 4EQ 219 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU5 4AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 4
Latitude
51.880124
Longitude
-0.502324
British National Grid easting
503,186
British National Grid northing
221,232

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04012806
Output area
E00088805
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 030B · E01017593
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 030 · E02003648

Postcode source versions

Explore LU5

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
51, Oakwood Avenue, Dunstable, LU5 4AS 9 February 2026 £290,000
43, Oakwood Avenue, Dunstable, LU5 4AS 20 June 2025 £310,000
55, Oakwood Avenue, Dunstable, LU5 4AS 29 April 2022 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
40
Secondary
9
  1. St. Augustine's Academy

    Academy converter

    69 m
  2. Manshead Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    782 m
  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    782 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,814
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 565
  • Shoplifting 276
  • Anti social behaviour 195
  • Vehicle crime 140
  • Other theft 138

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
50

24 female, 26 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.9
LU5 4 residents
14,795

Age bands in LU5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

2,727 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,494 residents

Age 25 to 44
29%

4,232 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

3,679 residents

Age 65 and over
16.7%

2,439 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU5 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    1.3 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    1.4 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    1.7 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    1.7 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    1.9 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

    60 WHEATFIELD ROAD, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0SY

    ODS code E81008

    2.6 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    2.6 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    3.1 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    3.3 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

    THE SURGERY, 30 THE GREEN, HOCKWELL RING, LUTON, LU4 9NN

    ODS code E81612

    3.5 km

  • CADDINGTON SURGERY

    33 MANOR ROAD, CADDINGTON, LUTON, LU1 4EE

    ODS code E81069

    3.5 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    473-475 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8DG

    ODS code E81016

    3.7 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    3.9 km

  • CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    385 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8BY

    ODS code E81063

    4.3 km

  • KINGSWAY & BRAMINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    KINGSWAY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 385 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8BY

    ODS code Y02332

    4.3 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    SUNDON PARK HC, 142-144 SUNDON PARK ROAD, SUNDON PARK, LUTON, LU3 3AH

    ODS code E81040

    4.5 km

  • GARDENIA PRACTICE

    2A GARDENIA AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 2NS

    ODS code E81041

    4.5 km

  • WOODLAND AVENUE PRACTICE

    30 WOODLAND AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 1RW

    ODS code E81018

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Downside Primary School

    BCT · Downside

    0.0 miles
  • Oakwood Avenue

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles
  • Mayfield Road

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles
  • Jardine Way

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles
  • Brive Road

    BCT · Downside

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 030B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,180 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £290,000 from 3 recorded sales in LU5 4AS. 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

63 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 9 secondary schools. St. Augustine's Academy is the nearest published school at 69 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,814 published events cover 12 months, averaging 151.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 565 events.

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