LU5 Postcode Data
Property data for the LU5 postcode district covering Central Bedfordshire. Sold prices, crime statistics, energy performance, and demographic insights, all from HM Land Registry, Police UK, and the EPC Register.
Quick answer
The average sale price in LU5 is £288,792 (median £310,000), based on 106 HM Land Registry transactions. Police UK recorded 154 crimes within a 1-mile radius in 2026-03. The average EPC rating across 226 certified properties is 62/100.
Headline pricing in LU5 is broadly in line with the UK national average (England & Wales average ~£290k as of 2025). Stock is dominated by semi-detached properties (75 of the last 106 sales). Energy efficiency here is weaker than average (expect higher running costs and lower mortgage-affordability scores from green lenders).
Avg sale price
£288,792
106 sales
Median price
£310,000
Crime incidents
154
2026-03
Avg EPC score
62/100
226 certs
Recent sold prices
Latest 30 property sales in the LU5 area, sourced from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
semi-detached
£301,200
75 sales
detached
£369,115
13 sales
terraced
£212,333
12 sales
flat-maisonette
£112,583
6 sales
| Date | Address | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | 65, SUNDOWN AVENUE, DUNSTABLE | semi-detached | £450,000 |
| Jan 2026 | 107, SUNDOWN AVENUE, DUNSTABLE | semi-detached | £420,000 |
| Jan 2026 | 103, SUNDOWN AVENUE, DUNSTABLE | semi-detached | £340,000 |
| Sept 2025 | 12, HALF MOON LANE, DUNSTABLE | semi-detached | £333,500 |
| May 2025 | 92, SUNDOWN AVENUE, DUNSTABLE | semi-detached | £345,000 |
| Mar 2025 | 37, HALF MOON LANE, DUNSTABLE | semi-detached | £400,000 |
| Feb 2025 | 75, SUNDOWN AVENUE, DUNSTABLE | semi-detached | £315,000 |
| Nov 2024 | 54, HALF MOON LANE, DUNSTABLE | semi-detached | £415,000 |
| Nov 2024 | 17, SUNDOWN AVENUE, DUNSTABLE | semi-detached | £356,000 |
| Nov 2024 | 38, SUNDOWN AVENUE, DUNSTABLE | semi-detached | £360,000 |
| Nov 2024 | 34, SUNDOWN AVENUE, DUNSTABLE | semi-detached | £400,000 |
| Jun 2024 | 58, MAYFIELD ROAD, DUNSTABLE | flat-maisonette | £218,000 |
| Apr 2024 | 37, SUNDOWN AVENUE, DUNSTABLE | semi-detached | £250,000 |
| Feb 2024 | 20, MAYFIELD ROAD, DUNSTABLE | flat-maisonette | £140,000 |
| Jan 2024 | 102, SUNDOWN AVENUE, DUNSTABLE | semi-detached | £358,000 |
Crime in LU5
154 reported crimes within a 1-mile radius of the postcode centroid in 2026-03, from Police UK data.
Violent Crime
59
Anti Social Behaviour
31
Vehicle Crime
17
Other Theft
11
Criminal Damage Arson
9
Energy performance
Aggregate EPC stats from 226 recently-certified properties in the LU5 area.
Avg current score
62/100
Avg potential
80/100
Avg energy cost
£1,095/yr
Sample size
226
Rating distribution
A
2
B
4
C
57
D
117
E
40
F
6
G
0
Area information
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Wards
- Dunstable Central, Dunstable East, Dunstable North
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Latitude
- 51.9119
- Longitude
- -0.5148
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HM Land Registry from 1995
Corporate freeholders
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Local breakdown for LU5
Police UK monthly data
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Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, the official UK government records updated monthly. Sample uses the 30 most recent registered transactions in the postcode area.
Crime: Police UK street-level crime data. Counts cover a 1-mile radius from the LU5 postcode centroid for the most recent month available (typically 2 months behind).
EPC: opendatacommunities.org, the official UK Energy Performance Certificate register. Aggregate stats from up to 30 most recent certificates in the postcode.
Area data: postcodes.io, open data from the Office for National Statistics.