LU5 5JW, Dunstable
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Average sold price
£227,912
17 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
56%
of homes, gigabit 56%
Sold prices in LU5 5JW
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Recreation Road | 28 Jul 2025 | £296,500 | Terraced |
| 22, Recreation Road | 24 Jul 2025 | £345,000 | Terraced |
| 7, Recreation Road | 13 Mar 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced |
| 56, Recreation Road | 1 Mar 2024 | £265,000 | Terraced |
| 5, Recreation Road | 7 Sep 2023 | £270,000 | Terraced |
| 35, Recreation Road | 30 Mar 2021 | £211,000 | Terraced |
| 5, Recreation Road | 27 Aug 2020 | £214,000 | Terraced |
| 31, Recreation Road | 10 Dec 2019 | £180,000 | Semi-detached |
| 39, Recreation Road | 14 Oct 2019 | £217,000 | Terraced |
| 16, Recreation Road | 14 Feb 2019 | £225,000 | Terraced |
| 12, Recreation Road | 4 Jan 2019 | £220,000 | Terraced |
| 25, Recreation Road | 22 May 2017 | £191,000 | Terraced |
| 57, Recreation Road | 18 Nov 2016 | £200,000 | Semi-detached |
| 48, Recreation Road | 7 Sep 2016 | £210,000 | Terraced |
| 10, Recreation Road | 24 Mar 2016 | £185,000 | Terraced |
| 17, Recreation Road | 27 Jan 2016 | £180,000 | Terraced |
| 4, Recreation Road | 18 Jan 2016 | £195,000 | Terraced |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in LU5 5JW
- Recreation Road£228k
Schools near LU5 5JW
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Primary | – | 0.2 mi |
| Tithe Farm Primary School | Primary | – | 0.3 mi |
| Lime Tree Primary Academy | Primary | Good | 0.4 mi |
| Thornhill Primary School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| The Chiltern School | Community special school | – | 0.5 mi |
Living in LU5 5JW
Nearest stations
- Leagrave station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
- Harlington (Beds) station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 12 min walk
- Luton station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 34 min walk
Supermarkets
- Heron 0.5 mi
- Morrisons 0.7 mi
- Lidl 0.8 mi
- Lidl 0.9 mi
Pharmacies
- Houghton Regis Pharmacy 0.4 mi
- Titan Pharmacy 0.5 mi
- Wheatfield Pharmacy 0.9 mi
Dentists
- Houghton Regis Health Centre 0.5 mi
- Mobile Dental Unit South 0.5 mi
- Perfect Profiles 0.5 mi
GP surgeries
- Houghton Regis Medical Centre 0.4 mi
- Wheatfield Surgery 0.9 mi
- Dr Dv Shah's Practice 1.4 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 79% of homes in Central Bedfordshire (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 3 of 10 |
| Employment | 3 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 1 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 4 of 10 |
| Crime | 3 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 5 of 10 |
| Living environment | 10 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in LU5 5JW
Ethnic group
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 78.6% | 90.2% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 8% | 2.4% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 6.3% | 3.5% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 4.9% | 3% |
| Other ethnic group | 2.2% | 0.8% |
Religion
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 48% | 47.9% |
| No religion | 39.5% | 42.8% |
| Not answered | 4.7% | 5.4% |
| Muslim | 4.4% | 1.3% |
| Hindu | 2.4% | 1% |
| Sikh | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Buddhist | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Jewish | 0.1% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 78.3% | 89% |
| Born outside the UK | 21.7% | 11% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| No qualifications | 28% | 15% |
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 23.8% | 33.2% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 14.6% | 10.4% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 13.4% | 18.2% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 13.2% | 14.7% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 5.9% |
| Other qualifications | 2.5% | 2.4% |
General health
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 49.5% | 50.4% |
| Good health | 34.2% | 34.5% |
| Fair health | 11% | 11.3% |
| Bad health | 3.8% | 3% |
| Very bad health | 1.5% | 0.8% |
Occupation
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary occupations | 18.4% | 8.5% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 12.7% | 11.1% |
| Professional occupations | 11.9% | 19.4% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 11.8% | 6.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 9.9% | 8.2% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 9.8% | 10.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 9.1% | 15.1% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 8.5% | 15.1% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 7.9% | 6.3% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 40.2% | 38.6% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 30.7% | 36.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 20.4% | 11.3% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 8.8% | 13.8% |
Economic activity
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 64% | 64.6% |
| Economically inactive | 34.1% | 33.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.9% | 1.8% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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