Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£250,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LU5 4ER
Postcode
LU5 4ER
Coordinates
51.8747, -0.4980
Grid reference
TL034206
Easting
503,495
Northing
220,635
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XVGF2+VQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Dunstable
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
Central Bedfordshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17400
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17400 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · LU5 4ER
HM Land Registry · Central Bedfordshire
Average price
£261,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £250,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Jul '25Jul '25: 1 sales · avg £250,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£295k£268k£240k
May '24Nov '24Jul '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near LU5 4ER
England & WalesCrime trends · near LU5 4ER
Counts are for Dunstable South electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY -60%
1791
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.76.3%
Other White5.4%
Indian3.7%
White & Black Caribbean2.0%
Pakistani1.9%
+ 5 other groups · 10.8%
Religion
Christian47.3%
No religion37.6%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim3.8%
Hindu2.8%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
35–4919.2%
50–6418.6%
25–3415.4%
65–7410.7%
≤47.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%
Households
Any member 66+15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
Other12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
All members 66+9.5%
+ 9 other households · 36.5%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaDunstable and Leighton Buzzard E14001206
Constituency
E14001206Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Dunstable South
Constituency code
E14001206
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Dunstable
International Territorial Level
Central Bedfordshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 033B E01017562
E01017562MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 033 E02003651
E02003651LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 033B E01017562
E01017562MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 033 E02003651
E02003651Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:52 AM
Sunrise
5:54 PM
Sunset
12 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
5:54 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 2 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LU5 4ER introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 17400
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017562 and MSOA E02003651 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU5 4ER is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LU5 4ER
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 20%
Attainment 8
43.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
32%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
60%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–16FSM 14%
Attainment 8
46.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
88%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 7–18
Attainment 8
60.0
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
33%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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