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LU5 4GU

Dunstable East · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dunstable
Ward
Dunstable East
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU5 4JD 78 m
LU5 4GW 86 m
LU6 1UR 121 m
LU5 4JE 164 m
LU5 4GP 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU5 4GU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 4
Latitude
51.891366
Longitude
-0.522513
British National Grid easting
501,771
British National Grid northing
222,454

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Dunstable East · E05014404
Parish or community
E04012806
Westminster constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard · E14001206
Output area
E00177143
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 029G · E01033837
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 029 · E02003647

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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116 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, The Parklands, Dunstable, LU5 4GU 24 June 2026 £180,000
45, The Parklands, Dunstable, LU5 4GU 27 November 2025 £183,000
46, The Parklands, Dunstable, LU5 4GU 11 March 2025 £208,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
30
Secondary
8

  1. All Saints Academy Dunstable

    Academy sponsor led

    720 m

  2. Dunstable Icknield Lower School

    Academy converter

    843 m

  3. Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School

    Voluntary aided school

    901 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,978
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 992
  • Anti social behaviour 398
  • Shoplifting 294
  • Vehicle crime 251
  • Other theft 196

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
130

64 female, 66 male

Postcode households
63
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU5 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    78 m

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    587 m

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    611 m

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    782 m

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    948 m

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    1.6 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    2.1 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    2.7 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81612

    3.8 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    4.0 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81040

    4.5 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    4.6 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    473-475 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8DG

    ODS code E81016

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Grove Theatre

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • Asda

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles

  • Ashton Road

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles

  • Regent Street

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles

  • Regent Street

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 029G, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,830 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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
42
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £183,000 from 14 recorded sales in LU5 4GU. 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

Published establishments

49 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. All Saints Academy Dunstable is the nearest published school at 720 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,978 published events cover 12 months, averaging 248.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 992 events.

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