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Vanbrugh Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£216,214
21 sales
Price range
£174k – £300k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 May 2024
LU5 5SU

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At a glance

House prices£216k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station41 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

21 property sales on Vanbrugh Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 22 May 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £219,500. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 90% terraced, 10% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Vanbrugh Drive range from £174,000 to £300,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Vanbrugh Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Vanbrugh 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: £193,400 (5 sales)2016£193k2017: £200,333 (3 sales)2017£200k2018: £222,500 (1 sales)2018£223k2019: £213,333 (3 sales)2019£213k2020: £190,000 (1 sales)2020£190k2021: £224,667 (3 sales)2021£225k2022: £270,833 (3 sales)2022£271k2023: £178,500 (1 sales)2023£179k2024: £255,000 (1 sales)2024£255k

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced19£219,50022 May 2024
Semi-detached2£185,0003 Jul 2020

Sold prices on Vanbrugh Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 22 May 2024£255,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 7 Aug 2023£178,500 TerracedFreehold
27, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 28 Oct 2022£295,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 29 Jul 2022£300,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 1 Apr 2022£217,500 TerracedFreehold
23, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 26 Jan 2022£175,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 25 Nov 2021£255,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 23 Aug 2021£214,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 30 Jun 2021£205,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 3 Jul 2020£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 30 Aug 2019£210,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 13 Jun 2019£215,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 18 Mar 2019£215,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 31 Jan 2018£222,500 TerracedFreehold
31, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 20 Dec 2017£209,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 1 Jun 2017£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 18 May 2017£212,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 2 Nov 2016£202,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 11 Aug 2016£206,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 6 May 2016£195,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 26 Apr 2016£174,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Vanbrugh Drive LU5 5SU 12 Feb 2016£190,000 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
21, Vanbrugh Drive £214,000 (Aug 2021) → £255,000 (May 2024) +19%
over 3 yrs
27, Vanbrugh Drive £212,000 (May 2017) → £295,000 (Oct 2022) +39%
over 5 yrs
23, Vanbrugh Drive £175,000 (Jan 2022) → £217,500 (Apr 2022) +24%
over under a year
15, Vanbrugh Drive £195,000 (May 2016) → £255,000 (Nov 2021) +31%
over 6 yrs
25, Vanbrugh Drive £180,000 (Jun 2017) → £190,000 (Jul 2020) +6%
over 3 yrs
5, Vanbrugh Drive £206,000 (Aug 2016) → £215,000 (Jun 2019) +4%
over 3 yrs
16, Vanbrugh Drive £190,000 (Feb 2016) → £222,500 (Jan 2018) +17%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Vanbrugh 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 0.3 mi
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire 59 pupils Free schools alternative provision 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Houstone School 765 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
The Chiltern School 369 pupils Community special school 3–19 Report 0.4 mi
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy 206 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Thornhill Primary School 516 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Tithe Farm Primary School 432 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 · 41 min walk
  • Harlington (Beds) station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk
  • Luton station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Windsor Place (opp) 3 min walk
  • Bromley Gardens (adj) 3 min walk
  • Parkside Close (o/s) 3 min walk
  • Bromley Gardens (opp) 4 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 · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

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

Dentists

  • Houghton Regis Health Centre · 0.6 mi
  • Mobile Dental Unit South · 0.6 mi
  • Perfect Profiles · 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 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 Vanbrugh 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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