# LU5 6SJ: area report for a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

LU5 6SJ 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 6SJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) › [LU5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu5) › [LU5 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu5-6)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Central Bedfordshire 026A: 112 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5343,51.9054,LU56SJ
- **Leagrave, 5.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5343,51.9054,LU56SJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5343,51.9054,LU56SJ
- **No property in LU5 6SJ 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=-0.5343,51.9054,LU56SJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 026A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5343,51.9054,LU56SJ
- **£356,758 average price**: For the whole of Central Bedfordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5343,51.9054,LU56SJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5343,51.9054,LU56SJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5343,51.9054,LU56SJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LU5 6SJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.5343,51.9054,LU56SJ
- **Low road and rail noise at LU5 6SJ**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5343,51.9054,LU56SJ
- **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=-0.5343,51.9054,LU56SJ
- **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=-0.5343,51.9054,LU56SJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Houghton Regis Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/houghton-regis-primary-school-e109459) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-whitehead-church-of-england-academy-e143850) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tithe Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tithe-farm-primary-school-e109585) | Primary | 1 km (13 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) |
| [St Vincent's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-vincents-catholic-primary-school-e145325) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-nursery-school-e109422) | Nursery | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [Beecroft Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beecroft-academy-e140276) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £132,500 | Terraced, new build, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £449,950 | Detached, new build, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £479,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2026 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| December 2023 | £539,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 240 m |
| December 2025 | £449,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 250 m |
| September 2023 | £394,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2025 | £494,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: HOUGHTON REGIS DENTAL PRACTICE (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Houghton Regis (850 m, Morrisons); Lidl Houghton Regis (870 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £356,758** (July 2026). Central Bedfordshire’s average house price was £356,758 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Central Bedfordshire costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 026A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.5** (2025). Central Bedfordshire 026A has a deprivation score of 15.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,926th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £380,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 026A was £380,000 in 2025. Joint 9,732nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,386** (2021). Central Bedfordshire 026A had 2,386 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,531st 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: 96.5%** (January 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 026A, 96.5% 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.

## 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: 51.9054, -0.5343

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), July 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=-0.5343,51.9054,LU56SJ

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