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Gainsborough Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable

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House prices, sold prices and local information for LU5 5SX.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£212,200
20 sales
Price range
£160k – £272k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Jun 2025
LU5 5SX

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At a glance

House prices£212k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station42 min walkLeagrave station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 22 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

20 property sales on Gainsborough Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 27 Jun 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £217,235. Average sale prices rose from £203,000 in 2016 to £228,500 in 2025 (+13%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 85% terraced, 10% semi-detached, 5% detached. Recorded sale prices on Gainsborough Drive range from £160,000 to £272,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Gainsborough Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Gainsborough Drive 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: £203,000 (2 sales)2016£203k2017: £205,600 (5 sales)2017£206k2019: £162,500 (2 sales)2019£163k2020: £170,000 (1 sales)2020£170k2021: £216,500 (4 sales)2021£217k2022: £252,500 (2 sales)2022£253k2023: £272,000 (1 sales)2023£272k2024: £215,000 (1 sales)2024£215k2025: £228,500 (2 sales)2025£229k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced17£217,23527 Jun 2025
Semi-detached2£190,00024 Apr 2025
Detached1£171,00010 Aug 2017

Sold prices on Gainsborough Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
9, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 27 Jun 2025£242,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 24 Apr 2025£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 31 Oct 2024£215,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 1 Sep 2023£272,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 20 Dec 2022£245,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 13 May 2022£260,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 24 Sep 2021£218,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 3 Sep 2021£210,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 18 Jun 2021£185,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 4 Jun 2021£253,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 3 Jul 2020£170,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 27 Jun 2019£208,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 29 Mar 2019£160,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 1 Feb 2019£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 24 Nov 2017£172,500 TerracedFreehold
20, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 14 Aug 2017£249,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 10 Aug 2017£171,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 7 Jul 2017£228,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 13 Feb 2017£155,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 7 Feb 2017£207,500 TerracedFreehold
24, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 2 Dec 2016£197,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Gainsborough Drive LU5 5SX 9 Sep 2016£208,500 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
1, Gainsborough Drive £165,000 (Feb 2019) → £215,000 (Apr 2025) +30%
over 6 yrs
25, Gainsborough Drive £160,000 (Mar 2019) → £170,000 (Jul 2020) → £210,000 (Sep 2021) → £215,000 (Oct 2024) +34%
over 6 yrs
24, Gainsborough Drive £197,500 (Dec 2016) → £272,000 (Sep 2023) +38%
over 7 yrs
12, Gainsborough Drive £172,500 (Nov 2017) → £185,000 (Jun 2021) +7%
over 4 yrs
33, Gainsborough Drive £228,000 (Jul 2017) → £253,000 (Jun 2021) +11%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Gainsborough Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lime Tree Primary Academy 360 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 213 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire 59 pupils Free schools alternative provision 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Houstone School 765 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
The Chiltern School 369 pupils Community special school 3–19 Report 0.5 mi
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy 206 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Tithe Farm Primary School 432 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Thornhill Primary School 516 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 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 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
  • Harlington (Beds) station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk
  • Luton station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 27 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Windsor Place (opp) 2 min walk
  • Bromley Gardens (adj) 2 min walk
  • Parkside Close (o/s) 2 min walk
  • Bromley Gardens (opp) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Wheatfield Surgery
    60 Wheatfield Road, Lewsey Farm, Luton · 0.5 mi
  • Houghton Regis Medical Centre
    Peel Street, Houghton Regis, Dunstable · 0.5 mi
  • Dr Dv Shah's Practice
    Pastures Way, Lewsey Farm, Luton · 1.0 mi
  • Priory Gardens Surgery
    Grove View Integrated, Court Drive, Dunstable · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Heron Heron Houghton Regis · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Dominics Square · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Lewsey Farm · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Houghton Regis · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Houghton Regis Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Titan Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Wheatfield Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Houghton Regis Health Centre · 0.5 mi
  • Mobile Dental Unit South · 0.5 mi
  • Perfect Profiles · 0.5 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 4 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.7%62.5%
Private rented18.7%20.3%
Social rented28.6%17.1%
Households1,019

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.6%64.1%
Aged 65+7.0%18.6%
Residents2,491

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 Gainsborough Drive

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White80.9%90.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.9%2.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.5%3.5%
Other ethnic group1.1%0.8%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Christian46.6%47.9%
No religion42.1%42.8%
Not answered6.5%5.4%
Muslim2.8%1.3%
Other religion0.7%0.5%
Buddhist0.6%0.3%
Hindu0.5%1%
Jewish0.2%–

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK76.6%89%
Born outside the UK23.4%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above27.4%33.2%
Level 3 qualifications17.7%18.2%
No qualifications17.1%15%
Level 2 qualifications16.7%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%10.4%
Apprenticeship5.6%5.9%
Other qualifications3%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health48.4%50.4%
Good health37.5%34.5%
Fair health10.4%11.3%
Bad health2.8%3%
Very bad health0.9%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
1 car or van in household44.5%38.6%
2 cars or vans in household31.8%36.4%
No cars or vans in household16.1%11.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%13.8%

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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