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LU5 6SJ

Postcode

A postcode in Central Bedfordshire 026A, Houghton Regis West ward, Central Bedfordshire.

This report describes the area around LU5 6SJ, 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 6SJ

Schools near LU5 6SJ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Houghton Regis Primary School
Primary. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
580 m
7 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy
Primary. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
910 m
11 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
Tithe Farm Primary School
Primary. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 35.7 (2025/26, provisional)
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Primary. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
Westfield Nursery School
Nursery
1.9 km
24 minutes on foot
Good (overall), October 2023
Beecroft Academy
Primary. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
2 km
25 minutes on foot
Good (overall), March 2024

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 6SJ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £132,500Seagrass Meadow, LU5 6SJMay 2023, terraced, new build, leasehold10 m
  • £449,950Boater Drive, LU5 6SSSeptember 2024, detached, new build, freehold190 m
  • £479,995Panama Gardens, LU5 6SNNovember 2025, detached, new build, freehold210 m
  • £425,000Cloche Corner, LU5 6SUJuly 2026, detached, established, freehold230 m
  • £539,995Panama Gardens, LU5 6SLDecember 2023, detached, new build, freehold240 m
  • £449,995Bowler Edge, LU5 6SRDecember 2025, detached, new build, freehold250 m
  • £394,995Fedora Way, LU5 6SZSeptember 2023, detached, new build, freehold260 m
  • £494,995Rye Gardens, LU5 6TBJune 2025, detached, new build, freehold280 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 6SJ

In a straight line

Dental practices

  • HOUGHTON REGIS DENTAL PRACTICE820 m

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Houghton RegisMorrisons850 m
  • Lidl Houghton RegisLidl870 m

The neighbourhood: Central Bedfordshire 026A

Everything about Central Bedfordshire 026A
Deprivation score
15.5
Joint 14,926th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£380,000
Joint 9,732nd most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,386
Joint 1,531st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: LU5

Everything about LU5
Median sale price
£345,000
Joint 827th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
42,137
384th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
15%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

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.