# LU5 5LH: area report for a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

LU5 5LH is a postcode in Central Bedfordshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Central Bedfordshire. Open the map at LU5 5LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) › [LU5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu5) › [LU5 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu5-5)

## Around this postcode

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Central Bedfordshire 026D: 103 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5194,51.9043,LU55LH
- **Leagrave, 4.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5194,51.9043,LU55LH
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5194,51.9043,LU55LH
- **No property in LU5 5LH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.5194,51.9043,LU55LH
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 026D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5194,51.9043,LU55LH
- **£355,263 average price**: For the whole of Central Bedfordshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5194,51.9043,LU55LH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5194,51.9043,LU55LH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 30 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5194,51.9043,LU55LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LU5 5LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5194,51.9043,LU55LH
- **Low road and rail noise at LU5 5LH**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5194,51.9043,LU55LH
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.5194,51.9043,LU55LH
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5194,51.9043,LU55LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-whitehead-church-of-england-academy-e143850) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Houghton Regis Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/houghton-regis-primary-school-e109459) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Vincent's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincents-catholic-primary-school-e145325) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tithe Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tithe-farm-primary-school-e109585) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints Academy Dunstable](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-academy-dunstable-e135946) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 35.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lime Tree Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-tree-primary-academy-e148227) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Academy of Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-academy-of-central-bedfordshire-e139411) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [The Vale Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-vale-academy-e138714) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £175,500 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2024 | £60,250 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £348,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £267,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2025 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE (170 m)
- Pharmacies: TITAN PHARMACY (80 m); HOUGHTON REGIS PHARMACY (170 m); SMART PHARMACY (740 m)
- Dental practices: HOUGHTON REGIS HEALTH CENTRE (80 m); MOBILE DENTAL UNIT SOUTH (80 m); PERFECT PROFILES (80 m); HOUGHTON REGIS DENTAL PRACTICE (230 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Houghton Regis (30 m, Heron); Morrisons Houghton Regis (250 m, Morrisons); Lidl Houghton Regis (630 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £355,263** (August 2026). Central Bedfordshire’s average house price was £355,263 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,645** (2025). Full-time workers living in Central Bedfordshire earned a median of £43,645 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 73rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Central Bedfordshire costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 127th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Central Bedfordshire has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 65th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Central Bedfordshire 026D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.9** (2025). Central Bedfordshire 026D has a deprivation score of 20.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,968th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 026D was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 15,254th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,848** (2021). Central Bedfordshire 026D had 1,848 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,493rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.9%** (January 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 026D, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## LU5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £345,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LU5 was £345,000 in 2025. Joint 827th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,137** (2021). LU5 had 42,137 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 384th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 15%** (2022). About 15% of people in LU5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.5%** (January 2026). In LU5, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)
- Centre: 51.9043, -0.5194

Council: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dunstable-and-leighton-buzzard): Alex Mayer (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.5194,51.9043,LU55LH

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu5-5lh