LU5 4EG

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 4ED 80 m
LU5 4EF 80 m
LU5 4EB 98 m
LU5 4EW 100 m
LU5 4EE 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU5 4EG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 4
Latitude
51.876758
Longitude
-0.499951
British National Grid easting
503,357
British National Grid northing
220,861

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04012806
Output area
E00088812
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 030C · E01017594
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 030 · E02003648

Postcode source versions

Explore LU5

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Morcom Road, Dunstable, LU5 4EG 30 July 2025 £295,000
66, Morcom Road, Dunstable, LU5 4EG 21 December 2020 £295,000
68, Morcom Road, Dunstable, LU5 4EG 6 August 2020 £267,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
41
Secondary
8
  1. Manshead Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    378 m
  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    378 m
  3. St. Augustine's Academy

    Academy converter

    476 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,024
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 343
  • Anti social behaviour 125
  • Vehicle crime 102
  • Shoplifting 92
  • Other theft 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
99

50 female, 49 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.7% 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+
63.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
63.9%
Gigabit-capable
63.9%
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

    1.7 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    1.7 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    2.0 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    2.0 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    2.3 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    2.9 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    3.0 km

  • CADDINGTON SURGERY

    33 MANOR ROAD, CADDINGTON, LUTON, LU1 4EE

    ODS code E81069

    3.2 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    3.4 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    3.5 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81612

    3.7 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

    4.0 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

  • GARDENIA PRACTICE

    2A GARDENIA AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 2NS

    ODS code E81041

    4.6 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81040

    4.7 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

  • Graham Road

    BCT · Downside

    0.0 miles
  • Brive Road

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles
  • Jardine Way South-end

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles
  • Southwood Road

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles
  • Lincoln Close

    BCT · Downside

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 030C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,612 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
20
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 £295,000 from 1 recorded sale in LU5 4EG. 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 41 primary and 8 secondary schools. Manshead Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 378 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,024 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 343 events.

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