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LU5 4RX

Dunstable Central · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU6 3SN 17 m
LU6 3HA 19 m
LU6 1SL 78 m
LU6 3RZ 84 m
LU6 1SX 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU5 4RX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 4
Latitude
51.885465
Longitude
-0.520832
British National Grid easting
501,900
British National Grid northing
221,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Dunstable Central · E05014403
Parish or community
E04012806
Westminster constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard · E14001206
Output area
E00088676
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 029B · E01017567
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 029 · E02003647

Postcode source versions

Explore LU5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
31
Secondary
7

  1. Dunstable Icknield Lower School

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    362 m

  2. Priory Academy

    Academy converter

    401 m

  3. Watling Lower School

    Academy converter

    629 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,739
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 911
  • Anti social behaviour 360
  • Shoplifting 276
  • Vehicle crime 229
  • Other theft 182

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    98 m

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    243 m

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    356 m

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    469 m

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    740 m

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    2.3 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    2.5 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    2.9 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81612

    4.0 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    4.1 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    4.7 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    473-475 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8DG

    ODS code E81016

    4.8 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81040

    4.8 km

  • CADDINGTON SURGERY

    33 MANOR ROAD, CADDINGTON, LUTON, LU1 4EE

    ODS code E81069

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • West Street

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • The Square

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • The Square

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • West Street

    TXR · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • The Quadrant

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 029B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,003 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. Dunstable Icknield Lower School is the nearest published school at 362 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,739 published events cover 12 months, averaging 228.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 911 events.

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