LU5 6XD

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 6XB 50 m
LU5 6LY 120 m
LU5 6XE 138 m
LU5 6LX 144 m
LU5 6NP 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU5 6XD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 6
Latitude
51.958718
Longitude
-0.491629
British National Grid easting
503,741
British National Grid northing
229,988

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011953
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00087914
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 017B · E01017408
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 017 · E02003615

Postcode source versions

Explore LU5

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Beauchamp Road, Harlington, Dunstable, LU5 6XD 27 June 2025 £500,000
16, Beauchamp Road, Harlington, Dunstable, LU5 6XD 30 May 2025 £810,000
20, Beauchamp Road, Harlington, Dunstable, LU5 6XD 11 April 2025 £632,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
4
  1. Harlington Lower School

    Academy converter

    898 m
  2. Harlington Upper School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. Sundon Lower School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
185
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 52
  • Vehicle crime 41
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Public order 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

2

within 5 km

  • TODDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LUTON ROAD, TODDINGTON, DUNSTABLE, LU5 6DE

    ODS code E81034

    3.0 km

  • DR A SULAKSHANA & PARTNERS

    HEXTON ROAD, BARTON-LE-CLAY, BEDFORD, MK45 4TA

    ODS code E81046

    4.7 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

  • Bury Close

    BCT · Harlington

    0.1 miles
  • Strafford Close

    BCT · Harlington

    0.2 miles
  • Strafford Close

    BCT · Harlington

    0.2 miles
  • Memorial

    BCT · Harlington

    0.3 miles
  • Harlington (Beds) Rail Station

    RSE · Harlington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 017B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,391 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £600,000 from 9 recorded sales in LU5 6XD. 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 4 secondary schools. Harlington Lower School is the nearest published school at 898 m.

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

Recorded crime

185 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 52 events.

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