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Downs Road, Dunstable

MyStreetCheck free street report: Downs Road, Dunstable · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/dunstable-central-bedfordshire/downs-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LU5 4DD, LU5 4DE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£325,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£333,050
30 sales
Price range
£138k – £570k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Mar 2026
LU5 4DE

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At a glance

House prices£333k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station52 min walkLeagrave station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold81% freeholdAcross 31 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

30 property sales on Downs Road, Dunstable have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £325,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £373,000. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 47% semi-detached, 20% terraced, 17% flat. Recorded sale prices on Downs Road range from £137,500 to £570,000. 81% of homes sold here were freehold and 19% leasehold.

House prices on Downs Road compared

LU5 postcode area£329,569
Dunstable£359,828
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Downs Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LU5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £218,125 (4 sales)2016£218k2017: £385,000 (1 sales)2017£385k2018: £236,250 (2 sales)2018£236k2020: £285,000 (2 sales)2020£285k2021: £369,250 (4 sales)2021£369k2022: £395,071 (7 sales)2022£395k2023: £340,500 (6 sales)2023£341k2024: £455,000 (1 sales)2024£455k2025: £313,000 (2 sales)2025£313k2026: £325,000 (1 sales)2026£325k

Tenure: 81% freehold and 19% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached14£373,00020 Mar 2026
Terraced6£260,41730 Jun 2023
Flat5£183,80014 Jan 2025
Detached5£457,6008 Oct 2024

Sold prices on Downs Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
66, Downs Road LU5 4DE 20 Mar 2026£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Downs Road LU5 4DE 28 Mar 2025£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17A, Downs Road LU5 4DD 14 Jan 2025£176,000 FlatLeasehold
83, Downs Road LU5 4DE 8 Oct 2024£455,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Downs Road LU5 4DD 27 Oct 2023£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Downs Road LU5 4DD 31 Jul 2023£245,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Downs Road LU5 4DD 30 Jun 2023£250,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Downs Road LU5 4DD 21 Jun 2023£310,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Downs Road LU5 4DD 9 Jun 2023£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38A, Downs Road LU5 4DD 2 Feb 2023£488,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Downs Road LU5 4DD 13 Dec 2022£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Downs Road LU5 4DD 21 Oct 2022£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Downs Road LU5 4DD 25 Sep 2022£300,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Downs Road LU5 4DD 7 Sep 2022£460,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Downs Road LU5 4DD 2 Sep 2022£175,500 FlatLeasehold
53, Downs Road LU5 4DD 8 Jun 2022£570,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Downs Road LU5 4DD 21 Mar 2022£390,000 DetachedFreehold
73, Downs Road LU5 4DE 17 Nov 2021£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Downs Road LU5 4DD 16 Sep 2021£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Downs Road LU5 4DE 23 Jun 2021£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Downs Road LU5 4DD 16 Jun 2021£432,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Downs Road LU5 4DD 23 Oct 2020£260,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Downs Road LU5 4DD 3 Feb 2020£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Downs Road LU5 4DD 12 Oct 2018£185,000 FlatLeasehold
72, Downs Road LU5 4DE 2 Mar 2018£287,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Downs Road LU5 4DE 19 Oct 2017£385,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Downs Road LU5 4DD 24 May 2016£212,500 TerracedFreehold
17A, Downs Road LU5 4DD 29 Apr 2016£137,500 FlatLeasehold
36, Downs Road LU5 4DD 14 Mar 2016£292,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Downs Road LU5 4DD 12 Feb 2016£140,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Downs Road LU5 4DD 29 Jan 2016£230,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
17A, Downs Road £137,500 (Apr 2016) → £176,000 (Jan 2025) +28%
over 9 yrs
39, Downs Road £140,000 (Feb 2016) → £185,000 (Oct 2018) → £245,000 (Jul 2023) +75%
over 7 yrs
27, Downs Road £310,000 (Feb 2020) → £430,000 (Sep 2021) +39%
over 2 yrs
8, Downs Road £212,500 (May 2016) → £260,000 (Oct 2020) +22%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Downs Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St. Augustine's Academy 177 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Priory Academy 830 pupils All-through 9–16 Report 0.4 mi
Watling Lower School 190 pupils Primary 2–9 Report 0.5 mi
Ardley Hill Academy 422 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Stannard School 34 pupils Other independent special school 5–18 Report 0.6 mi
Dunstable Icknield Lower School 295 pupils Primary 3–9 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
Hadrian Academy 394 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 229 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Leagrave station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
  • Luton station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 20 min walk
  • Luton Airport Parkway station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Borough Road (adj) 5 min walk
  • Mayfield Road (NE-bound, Mayfield Road) 5 min walk
  • Half Moon Lane (adj) 5 min walk
  • Borough Road (opp) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kingsbury Court Surgery
    Church Street, Dunstable · 0.6 mi
  • Eastgate Surgery
    Eastgate House, 28-34 Church Street, Dunstable · 0.6 mi
  • West Street Surgery
    89 West Street, Dunstable · 0.8 mi
  • Kirby Road Surgery
    58 Kirby Road, Dunstable · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Luton Road Dunstable · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - Luton Road · 0.4 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Dunstable · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Dunstable · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Mayfield Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Herington (chemists) Ltd · 0.6 mi
  • Langdale Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Great Northern Rd. Dental Clinic · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Queensbury Dental Practice · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income7 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned78.3%62.5%
Private rented9.7%20.3%
Social rented11.9%17.1%
Households637

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.3%64.1%
Aged 65+23.1%18.6%
Residents1,515

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks79%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks88%92%

Share of homes across Central Bedfordshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Downs Road

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White89%90.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.6%2.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%3%
Other ethnic group1.3%0.8%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Christian57.2%47.9%
No religion34.8%42.8%
Not answered4.1%5.4%
Muslim2%1.3%
Hindu0.9%1%
Other religion0.9%0.5%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK86.5%89%
Born outside the UK13.5%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above27.3%33.2%
No qualifications18.9%15%
Level 3 qualifications17.3%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications14%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%10.4%
Apprenticeship6.9%5.9%
Other qualifications3.5%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health46.2%50.4%
Good health38%34.5%
Fair health11.1%11.3%
Bad health4%3%
Very bad health0.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
1 car or van in household37.9%38.6%
2 cars or vans in household34%36.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.8%13.8%
No cars or vans in household13.3%11.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Central Bedfordshire.

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