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LU5 postcode area · Central Bedfordshire

The LU5 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Central Bedfordshire. Area Scores range from 30 to 88 across them. Every full LU5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The LU5 district contains both ends of the scale: Westoning, Harlington & Silsoe at 88 out of 100 (#821 of 6,856 in England) against Houghton Regis North at 30, a 58-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £300,500 in Dunstable Central to £455,500 in Westoning, Harlington & Silsoe.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,770a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime64per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LU5 district

£340,000median home sold over the past year · +24.5% over 5 years · -2.3% over the year · 651 sales
Detached£470,000
Semi-detached£370,000
Terraced£300,000
Flat£182,500
Central Bedfordshire£363,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Westoning, Harlington & SilsoeCentral Bedfordshire 82188 £455,500
Dunstable EastCentral Bedfordshire 1,15783 £353,750
Caddington & Slip EndCentral Bedfordshire 2,63062 £440,000
Toddington, Heath & ReachCentral Bedfordshire 2,72660 £385,000
Dunstable CentralCentral Bedfordshire 3,13154 £300,500
Dunstable WestCentral Bedfordshire 3,27552 £321,000
Houghton Regis SouthCentral Bedfordshire 3,67946 £338,750
Dunstable MansheadCentral Bedfordshire 4,61833 £312,500
Houghton Regis NorthCentral Bedfordshire 4,79730 £311,500

People living in LU5 Census 2021

Residents81,538
Median age (est.)40
Density518per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 15%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 5%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 5%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 38% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 17%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in LU5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LU5 district.

Dunstable Houghton Regis

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LU5.

LU4 LU6 LU3 LU1 LU2 LU7 LU95 HP23

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.