Central Bedfordshire
LU5 house prices in Central Bedfordshire
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Central Bedfordshire, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£312,750
Range £180,000–£460,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Jan 2026 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in LU5: the typical (median) sold price is £312,750, above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). LU5 is an active market, with about 35 recorded sales a month. By property type, 34% were terraced homes (typically £290,250) and 34% were semi-detached homes (typically £345,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,516 a year: Central Bedfordshire's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on LU5: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
250 sales since January 2026 make LU5 a steady market, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.
When selling here, £180,000 to £460,500 is what most LU5 buyers have actually paid, so narrow down to sold homes that match yours before you pick a price; roughly 35 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseFor buyers, typical prices in LU5 sit above the UK average, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (255 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,516 a year); your conveyancer should look at the title too.
Prices are only part of the picture: the free LU5 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning, council tax and schools, and the Report says which deserve your attention.
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At a glance
LU5 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£312,750
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
35.1
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,516
A year
On the map
Where LU5 sits in Central Bedfordshire
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in LU5
33, FRENCHMANS CLOSE, DUNSTABLE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£240,000
19, MILLERS WAY, DUNSTABLE
Detached · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£470,000
1A, MANOR ROAD, DUNSTABLE
Detached · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£535,000
95, HALF MOON LANE, DUNSTABLE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£295,000
41, PANTHEON DRIVE, DUNSTABLE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£325,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). LU5 includes the Dunstable Central ward.
The data, honestly
House prices in LU5
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in LU5 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £445,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £183,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 35 | £445,000 | £323,200–£640,000 |
| Semi-detached | 83 | £345,000 | £260,600–£449,000 |
| Terraced | 84 | £290,250 | £203,800–£353,500 |
| Flat / maisonette | 43 | £183,000 | £92,600–£237,400 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Jan 2026 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in LU5
The quarterly typical price rose 2.9%, from £311,000 in Q1 2026 (104 sales) to £320,000 in Q3 2026 (43 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | £311,000 | 104 |
| Q2 2026 | £310,000 | 103 |
| Q3 2026 | £320,000 | 43 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Jan 2026 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of LU5 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most LU5 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £180,000 and £460,500, around a typical £312,750.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Jan 2026 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in LU5
Terraced homes were 34% of recorded sales (84 of 245). 80% of sales were freehold and 20% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached14%
- Semi-detached34%
- Terraced34%
- Flat / maisonette18%
Tenure
- Freehold80%
- Leasehold20%
See the figures
199 freehold (80%) and 51 leasehold (20%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in LU5, including 2 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 16 Jan 2026 and 21 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
In plain English
What the Central Bedfordshire (LU5) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £445,000 against £183,000 for flats: about 2.4 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- This is an active district: about 35 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 16 January 2026 and 21 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on LU5
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in LU5
£2,516
Band D a year in Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,677 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,957 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,237 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,516 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,075 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,634 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,194 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,032 |
These are Central Bedfordshire's charges for 2026-27, the authority LU5 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Central Bedfordshire · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near LU5
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest St Vincent's Catholic Primary School.
All schools
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academies · LU5 5RG
356 m
Good · 2013
Tithe Farm Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LU5 5JB
418 m
Good · 2019
Thornhill Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LU5 5PE
533 m
Good · 2011
Lime Tree Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · LU5 5QN
638 m
Good · 2024
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy
Primary · Academies · LU5 5HH
771 m
Requires improvement · 2023
The Chiltern School
Special schools · LU5 5PX
824 m
Good · 2012
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Free Schools · LU5 5PX
824 m
Good · 2015
Houstone School
Middle deemed secondary · Free Schools · LU5 5PX
824 m
Not graded
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the LU5 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 7 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near LU5
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around LU5
255
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 October 2026.
Recent applications
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/02942/FULLUndecided
488 m
Single storey rear extension with roof lights. Garage conversion with changes to fenestrations
Received 2026-09-17
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/02679/FULLUndecided
205 m
Garage conversion with front extension, replacement roof and alterations to door and windows
Received 2026-08-27
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/01382/FULLPermitted
300 m
Single storey rear extension and garage conversion
Received 2026-08-19 · decided 2026-10-13
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/02508/FULLUndecided
300 m
Raising approved rear dormer height to match adjoining dwelling dormer height
Received 2026-08-12
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/02394/FULLUndecided
472 m
Single storey front and side extensions with rooflights, first floor roof space conversion, enlarge existing dormer with installation of a front brick wall, metal railings and access gate
Received 2026-07-30
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/01997/FULLPermitted
490 m
Demolition of an existing conservatory to the rear and the erection of a rear single storey extension with rooflights
Received 2026-06-23 · decided 2026-09-08
Applications are matched within 500 m of the LU5 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for LU5 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 255 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for LU5
Decile 7 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled LU5 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 10, with a median of decile 7 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
LU5 4JR, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so LU5 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in LU5: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in LU5, band by band
Central Bedfordshire's council tax for 2026-27 set against the LU5 median sold price of £312,750 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearCentral Bedfordshire | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £312,750 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,677 | £140 | 0.54% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,957 | £163 | 0.63% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,237 | £186 | 0.72% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,516 | £210 | 0.80% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,075 | £256 | 0.98% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,634 | £303 | 1.16% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,194 | £350 | 1.34% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,032 | £419 | 1.61% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the LU5 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in LU5 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 246 distinct addresses in the records we hold for LU5. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
33, FRENCHMANS CLOSE, DUNSTABLE
LU5 6BD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£240,000
2026-08-21
19, MILLERS WAY, DUNSTABLE
LU5 5FH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£470,000
2026-08-20
1A, MANOR ROAD, DUNSTABLE
LU5 6AH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£535,000
2026-08-19
95, HALF MOON LANE, DUNSTABLE
LU5 4AE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-08-17
41, PANTHEON DRIVE, DUNSTABLE
LU5 6GW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-08-14
17, HIGHFIELDS CLOSE, DUNSTABLE
LU5 4QE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-08-13
HAPPYLAND FARM, PARK ROAD, DUNSTABLE
LU5 6HH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,500,000
2026-08-06
22, ABACOT GROVE, DUNSTABLE
LU5 6GE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£480,000
2026-08-06
4, DOLPHIN DRIVE, DUNSTABLE
LU5 5QE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-08-04
22, STATION ROAD, DUNSTABLE
LU5 6BN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£340,000
2026-08-04
3, MONKS CLOSE, DUNSTABLE
LU5 4JR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£400,000
2026-08-03
14, ENFIELD CLOSE, DUNSTABLE
LU5 5PJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£316,000
2026-08-03
57, STOKERS CLOSE, DUNSTABLE
LU5 4EY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£203,000
2026-07-31
20, ORPINGTON RISE, DUNSTABLE
LU5 6FW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2026-07-31
54, BELLINGHAM GARDENS, DUNSTABLE
LU5 6RP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£435,000
2026-07-31
14, THERFIELD WALK, DUNSTABLE
LU5 5QB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£272,000
2026-07-31
75, CHURCHFIELD ROAD, DUNSTABLE
LU5 5HN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£298,000
2026-07-31
60, GRAHAM ROAD, DUNSTABLE
LU5 4EH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£205,000
2026-07-30
49, WATLING PLACE, DUNSTABLE
LU5 5DP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£390,000
2026-07-29
PRIORY VIEW, CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE
LU5 4FG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£191,250
2026-07-28
2, FAUNA FIELD, DUNSTABLE
LU5 4FP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£302,000
2026-07-24
16, CLARKES WAY, DUNSTABLE
LU5 5EN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-07-24
5, CLOCHE CORNER, DUNSTABLE
LU5 6SU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-07-24
12, ENGLANDS LANE, DUNSTABLE
LU5 4HT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£290,000
2026-07-23
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near LU5
The closest districts to LU5 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in LU4 (Luton) 2.2 miles
- House prices in LU6 (Dunstable) 2.6 miles
- House prices in LU3 (Luton) 3.1 miles
- House prices in LU1 (Luton) 4.6 miles
- House prices in LU2 (Luton) 5.3 miles
- House prices in LU7 (Leighton Buzzard) 6.3 miles
- House prices in MK45 (Bedford) 7.9 miles
- House prices in AL5 (Harpenden) 9.6 miles
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Data sources
Every LU5 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.