Low deprivation
IMD England
89
Crime · May '26
£365,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for LU5 6BS
Postcode
LU5 6BS
Coordinates
51.9493, -0.5334
Grid reference
TL008288
Easting
500,894
Northing
228,877
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XWFX8+PM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Toddington (Central Bedfordshire)
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.
20512
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20512 out of 32,844 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)
Property sales · LU5 6BS
HM Land Registry · Central Bedfordshire
Average price
£506,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £365,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '23 – Jan '24Jan '24: 1 sales · avg £265,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£890k£578k£265k
Aug '23Sep '23Jan '24
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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 6BS
Crime trends · near LU5 6BS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
392510
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY -48%
ASB
49299
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
49
YoY +104%
Vehicle Crime
38202
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -45%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
18102
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -67%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.6%
Other White2.4%
White & Black Caribbean1.4%
Chinese1.1%
White Irish1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 5.6%
Religion
Christian47.4%
No religion44.7%
Not answered4.8%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6422.4%
35–4919.8%
25–3412.2%
65–749.7%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.6%
Any member 66+14.4%
Other12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
All members 66+7.8%
+ 7 other households · 38.5%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Bedfordshire E14001359
Constituency
E14001359Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Toddington
Constituency code
E14001359
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Toddington
International Territorial Level
Central Bedfordshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 019E E01017622
E01017622MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 019 E02003637
E02003637LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 019E E01017622
E01017622MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 019 E02003637
E02003637Larger rural: 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
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
3:55 AM
Sunrise
8:19 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:55 AM
Sunset (today)
8:19 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 6BS 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: 20512
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01017622 and MSOA E02003637 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU5 6BS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LU5 6BS
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Toddington St George Church of England School
Central Bedfordshire · LU5 6AJ
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9
Parkfields Middle School
Central Bedfordshire · LU5 6AB
Good
0.2 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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