LU5 5SX, Dunstable
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Average sold price
£209,432
22 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in LU5 5SX
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9, Gainsborough Drive | 27 Jun 2025 | £242,000 | Terraced |
| 1, Gainsborough Drive | 24 Apr 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached |
| 25, Gainsborough Drive | 31 Oct 2024 | £215,000 | Terraced |
| 24, Gainsborough Drive | 1 Sep 2023 | £272,000 | Terraced |
| 19, Gainsborough Drive | 20 Dec 2022 | £245,000 | Terraced |
| 2, Gainsborough Drive | 13 May 2022 | £260,000 | Terraced |
| 29, Gainsborough Drive | 24 Sep 2021 | £218,000 | Terraced |
| 25, Gainsborough Drive | 3 Sep 2021 | £210,000 | Terraced |
| 12, Gainsborough Drive | 18 Jun 2021 | £185,000 | Terraced |
| 33, Gainsborough Drive | 4 Jun 2021 | £253,000 | Terraced |
| 25, Gainsborough Drive | 3 Jul 2020 | £170,000 | Terraced |
| 6, Gainsborough Drive | 27 Jun 2019 | £208,000 | Terraced |
| 25, Gainsborough Drive | 29 Mar 2019 | £160,000 | Terraced |
| 1, Gainsborough Drive | 1 Feb 2019 | £165,000 | Semi-detached |
| 12, Gainsborough Drive | 24 Nov 2017 | £172,500 | Terraced |
| 20, Gainsborough Drive | 14 Aug 2017 | £249,000 | Terraced |
| 14, Gainsborough Drive | 10 Aug 2017 | £171,000 | Detached |
| 33, Gainsborough Drive | 7 Jul 2017 | £228,000 | Terraced |
| 3, Gainsborough Drive | 13 Feb 2017 | £155,500 | Semi-detached |
| 28, Gainsborough Drive | 7 Feb 2017 | £207,500 | Terraced |
| 24, Gainsborough Drive | 2 Dec 2016 | £197,500 | Terraced |
| 22, Gainsborough Drive | 9 Sep 2016 | £208,500 | Terraced |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in LU5 5SX
- Gainsborough Drive£212k
Schools near LU5 5SX
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Tree Primary Academy | Primary | Good | 0.2 mi |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School | Primary | – | 0.2 mi |
| The Academy of Central Bedfordshire | Free schools alternative provision | – | 0.5 mi |
| Houstone School | Secondary | – | 0.5 mi |
| The Chiltern School | Community special school | – | 0.5 mi |
| Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
Living in LU5 5SX
Nearest 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
Supermarkets
- Heron 0.6 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.6 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.6 mi
- Morrisons 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
GP surgeries
- Wheatfield Surgery 0.5 mi
- Houghton Regis Medical Centre 0.5 mi
- Dr Dv Shah's Practice 1.0 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 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 4 of 10 |
| Employment | 5 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 3 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 4 of 10 |
| Crime | 4 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 4 of 10 |
| Living environment | 9 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in LU5 5SX
Ethnic group
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 80.9% | 90.2% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 7.9% | 2.4% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 5.5% | 3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 4.5% | 3.5% |
| Other ethnic group | 1.1% | 0.8% |
Religion
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 46.6% | 47.9% |
| No religion | 42.1% | 42.8% |
| Not answered | 6.5% | 5.4% |
| Muslim | 2.8% | 1.3% |
| Other religion | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Buddhist | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Hindu | 0.5% | 1% |
| Jewish | 0.2% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 76.6% | 89% |
| Born outside the UK | 23.4% | 11% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 27.4% | 33.2% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 17.7% | 18.2% |
| No qualifications | 17.1% | 15% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 16.7% | 14.7% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 12.6% | 10.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| Other qualifications | 3% | 2.4% |
General health
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 48.4% | 50.4% |
| Good health | 37.5% | 34.5% |
| Fair health | 10.4% | 11.3% |
| Bad health | 2.8% | 3% |
| Very bad health | 0.9% | 0.8% |
Occupation
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 14.2% | 19.4% |
| Elementary occupations | 13.7% | 8.5% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 11.8% | 15.1% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 11% | 15.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 11% | 11.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 11% | 8.2% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 11% | 6.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 9.4% | 10.1% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 6.9% | 6.3% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 44.5% | 38.6% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 31.8% | 36.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 16.1% | 11.3% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 7.6% | 13.8% |
Economic activity
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 71.5% | 64.6% |
| Economically inactive | 26.4% | 33.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 2.1% | 1.8% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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