LU5 6DU

Toddington · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dunstable
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU5 6DF 27 m
LU5 6EZ 80 m
LU5 6BX 91 m
LU5 6DH 97 m
LU5 6DY 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU5 6DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 6
Latitude
51.946635
Longitude
-0.531582
British National Grid easting
501,023
British National Grid northing
228,588

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011996
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00088945
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 019C · E01017620
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 019 · E02003637

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Finns Villas, 6, Luton Road, Toddington, Dunstable, LU5 6DU 18 December 2025 £375,000
Finns Villas, 4, Luton Road, Toddington, Dunstable, LU5 6DU 4 February 2022 £258,000
Finns Villas, 4, Luton Road, Toddington, Dunstable, LU5 6DU 17 September 2018 £248,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. Toddington St George Church of England School

    Academy converter

    510 m
  2. Parkfields Middle School

    Academy converter

    568 m
  3. Chalton Lower School

    Community school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
225
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 96
  • Anti social behaviour 44
  • Public order 19
  • Vehicle crime 17
  • Other theft 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.8
LU5 6 residents
8,707

Age bands in LU5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

1,618 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

887 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,255 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,438 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

1,653 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU5 6 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+
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%
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

2

within 5 km

  • TODDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LUTON ROAD, TODDINGTON, DUNSTABLE, LU5 6DE

    ODS code E81034

    126 m

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    4.6 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

  • Grange Road

    BCT · Toddington

    0.1 miles
  • Crescent Court

    BCT · Toddington

    0.1 miles
  • Crescent Court

    BCT · Toddington

    0.1 miles
  • Grange Road

    BCT · Toddington

    0.1 miles
  • Toddington

    TXR · Toddington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 019C, 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

24,350 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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

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 £316,500 from 2 recorded sales in LU5 6DU. 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Toddington St George Church of England School is the nearest published school at 510 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

225 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 96 events.

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