LU5 4QX
PostcodeA postcode in Central Bedfordshire 027C, Dunstable East ward, Central Bedfordshire.
This report describes the area around LU5 4QX, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around LU5 4QX
- 7 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 12% on JulyCentral Bedfordshire 027C: 149 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Leagrave, 3.4 kmThe nearest station, in a straight lineExact point
- 4 schools within 800 mNearest is 90 m awayExact point
- No property in LU5 4QX listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 40%This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 027CNeighbourhood
- £356,758 average priceFor the whole of Central Bedfordshire, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.1 km awayPostcode
- 5 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 490 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LU5 4QXSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at LU5 4QXRoad 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- Not in a radon Affected AreaUnder 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near LU5 4QX
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Willow Nursery School Nursery | 90 m 1 minute on foot | Good (overall), May 2024 |
| Hadrian Academy Primary. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 190 m 2 minutes on foot | School remains Good, September 2023 |
| The Vale Academy Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 200 m 3 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade |
| Stannard School Special | 270 m 3 minutes on foot | No outcome in Ofsted's file |
| St Christophers Academy Primary. 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 950 m 12 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade |
| The Chalk Hills Academy Secondary. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | School remains Good, November 2023 |
| Chantry Primary Academy Primary. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.1 km 14 minutes on foot | School remains Good, June 2023 |
| Priory Academy All-through. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.3 km 16 minutes on foot | School remains Good, April 2023 |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near LU5 4QX
Latest sale at each postcode- £425,000Holmwood Close, LU5 4QXJune 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
- £340,000Goldstone Crescent, LU5 4QUDecember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold40 m
- £383,500Ridgeway Avenue, LU5 4QWMay 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold90 m
- £420,000Ridgeway Avenue, LU5 4QNOctober 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold130 m
- £320,000Ridgeway Avenue, LU5 4QLMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold270 m
- £400,000Carterweys, LU5 4RBNovember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold290 m
- £325,000Wilbury Drive, LU5 4TAJanuary 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold320 m
- £472,500Hadrian Avenue, LU5 4SPNovember 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold350 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
Within 1 km of LU5 4QX
In a straight linePharmacies
- JARDINES PHARMACY500 m
Dental practices
- POYNTERS ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE590 m
Supermarkets
- Co-op Dunstable - Katherine DriveThe Co-operative Group490 m
- Farmfoods DunstableFarmfoods580 m
- Spar - Luton RoadSpar710 m
- Sainsburys DunstableSainsburys740 m
- Lidl Luton Road DunstableLidl750 m
The neighbourhood: Central Bedfordshire 027C
Everything about Central Bedfordshire 027CThe postcode district: LU5
Everything about LU5Your MP
- Alex MayerLabourMP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.