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Housing in LU5 4FD

What the homes in LU5 4FD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Dunstable East
Council
Central Bedfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,111 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (55.3%). Flats make up 13.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

LU5 4FDEngland
Detached14.9%22.9%
Semi-detached55.3%31.5%
Terraced16%23%
Purpose-built flat13.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.7% of households in the LU5 4FD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 37.5% own outright and 41.2% with a mortgage.

LU5 4FD
79%
17%
England
  • Owned78.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented16.7%20.5%
  • Social rented3.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LU5 4FDEngland
Owned outright37.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan41.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association3.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 21.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LU5 4FDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.5%). 29.5% of households include dependent children.

LU5 4FDEngland
Living alone, under 6610.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children16.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Central Bedfordshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Central Bedfordshire (August 2026, +3.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Central BedfordshireEngland
All homes£1,250£1,459
One bedroom£865£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,097£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,376£1,489
Four or more£2,044£2,161
Detached£1,761£1,640
Semi-detached£1,352£1,449
Terraced£1,205£1,435
Flat or maisonette£989£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LU5 4FD (Dunstable East) (about 2,111 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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