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Watling Place, Houghton Regis, Dunstable

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£341,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£279,758
24 sales
Price range
£120k – £545k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Jul 2026
LU5 5DP

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At a glance

House prices£342k average5% below the Dunstable average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station56 min walkLeagrave station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 25 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

24 property sales on Watling Place, Houghton Regis, Dunstable have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £341,667. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £268,226. Average sale prices rose from £228,590 in 2016 to £357,500 in 2026 (+56%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 5% below the Dunstable average of £359,828 over the same period. 6 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 96% semi-detached, 4% detached. Recorded sale prices on Watling Place range from £120,000 to £545,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 166 streets in Dunstable with at least two sales in the last year, Watling Place ranks 78th for average price.

House prices on Watling Place compared

Watling Place£341,667
LU5 postcode area£329,569
Dunstable£359,828
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LU5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £228,590 (5 sales)2016£229k2017: £253,550 (5 sales)2017£254k2019: £249,995 (1 sales)2019£250k2020: £395,750 (2 sales)2020£396k2021: £243,333 (3 sales)2021£243k2022: £304,250 (4 sales)2022£304k2023: £290,000 (1 sales)2023£290k2025: £310,000 (1 sales)2025£310k2026: £357,500 (2 sales)2026£358k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached23£268,22629 Jul 2026
Detached1£545,00015 Jan 2020

Sold prices on Watling Place

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
49, Watling Place LU5 5DP 29 Jul 2026£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Watling Place LU5 5DP 15 Jul 2026£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Watling Place LU5 5DP 21 Nov 2025£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Watling Place LU5 5DP 17 Feb 2025£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Watling Place LU5 5DP 15 Dec 2023£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Watling Place LU5 5DP 19 Aug 2022£352,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Watling Place LU5 5DP 6 May 2022£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Watling Place LU5 5DP 11 Mar 2022£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Watling Place LU5 5DP 1 Feb 2022£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Watling Place LU5 5DP 17 Sep 2021£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Watling Place LU5 5DP 16 Aug 2021£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Watling Place LU5 5DP 21 Jan 2021£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Watling Place LU5 5DP 15 Jan 2020£545,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Watling Place LU5 5DP 3 Jan 2020£246,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Watling Place LU5 5DP 10 Jan 2019£249,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Watling Place LU5 5DP 18 Oct 2017£246,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Watling Place LU5 5DP 25 Aug 2017£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Watling Place LU5 5DP 30 Jun 2017£233,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Watling Place LU5 5DP 16 Jun 2017£258,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Watling Place LU5 5DP 6 Jan 2017£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Watling Place LU5 5DP 25 Nov 2016£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Watling Place LU5 5DP 14 Oct 2016£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Watling Place LU5 5DP 19 Aug 2016£243,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Watling Place LU5 5DP 26 May 2016£229,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Watling Place LU5 5DP 23 May 2016£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
49, Watling Place £340,000 (Aug 2021) → £390,000 (Jul 2026) +15%
over 5 yrs
45, Watling Place £250,000 (Jan 2017) → £385,000 (Feb 2025) +54%
over 8 yrs
5, Watling Place £243,000 (Aug 2016) → £280,000 (May 2022) +15%
over 6 yrs
41, Watling Place £233,000 (Jun 2017) → £310,000 (Mar 2022) +33%
over 5 yrs
11, Watling Place £280,000 (Aug 2017) → £270,000 (Jan 2021) -4%
over 3 yrs
28, Watling Place £210,000 (May 2016) → £246,500 (Jan 2020) +17%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Watling Place

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Houghton Regis Primary School 386 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy 206 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
Tithe Farm Primary School 432 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
All Saints Academy Dunstable 520 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 213 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Lime Tree Primary Academy 360 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Thornhill Primary School 516 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.0 mi
Willow Nursery School 83 pupils Nursery 2–5 Good Report 1.1 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 2.8 mi · 56 min walk
  • Harlington (Beds) station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 24 min walk
  • Luton station 4.9 mi · 1 hr 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Morrisons (opp) 2 min walk
  • Morrisons (o/s) 2 min walk
  • All Saints Church (opp, Bedford Road) 2 min walk
  • Bidwell Hill (opp, Bedford Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Houghton Regis Medical Centre
    Peel Street, Houghton Regis, Dunstable · 0.3 mi
  • Priory Gardens Surgery
    Grove View Integrated, Court Drive, Dunstable · 0.8 mi
  • Wheatfield Surgery
    60 Wheatfield Road, Lewsey Farm, Luton · 1.1 mi
  • Kingsbury Court Surgery
    Church Street, Dunstable · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Morrisons Houghton Regis · 0.1 mi
  • Heron Heron Houghton Regis · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Houghton Regis · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Dunstable High St Esso Express · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Titan Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Houghton Regis Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Smart Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Houghton Regis Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
  • Mobile Dental Unit South · 0.2 mi
  • Houghton Regis Health Centre · 0.2 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.5%62.5%
Private rented10.8%20.3%
Social rented22.7%17.1%
Households785

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.7%64.1%
Aged 65+13.8%18.6%
Residents2,017

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 Watling Place

Ethnic group

HereCentral Bedfordshire
White83.3%90.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.2%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.5%2.4%
Other ethnic group1.4%0.8%

Religion

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Christian48.6%47.9%
No religion40.6%42.8%
Not answered5.1%5.4%
Muslim2.7%1.3%
Hindu1.8%1%
Sikh0.4%0.5%
Other religion0.4%0.5%
Jewish0.2%–

Country of birth

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Born in the UK80.9%89%
Born outside the UK19.1%11%

Highest qualification

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above25.8%33.2%
No qualifications19.1%15%
Level 3 qualifications18.1%18.2%
Level 2 qualifications16.4%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%10.4%
Apprenticeship5.3%5.9%
Other qualifications3%2.4%

General health

HereCentral Bedfordshire
Very good health48.9%50.4%
Good health34.9%34.5%
Fair health11.5%11.3%
Bad health3.8%3%
Very bad health1%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCentral Bedfordshire
1 car or van in household39%38.6%
2 cars or vans in household34.3%36.4%
No cars or vans in household15.2%11.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.6%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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