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Transport in LU5 5

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near LU5 5, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Central Bedfordshire
Region: East of England
Population: 30,901 (2024)

LU5 5Postcode sector · Dunstable

Transport

How well connected LU5 5 is

37 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of LU5 5. Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10: limited.

Connectivity

3.0/ 10

Limited. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Leagrave Rail Station
Rail station
2.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Drury Lane, 164 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

20.9% of working residents in LU5 5 mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 58.1% drive to work.

LU5 5England

Work from home20.9%31.5%

Drive58.1%44.5%

Car passenger4.8%3.9%

Bus or coach3.6%4.3%

Train1.1%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.2%1.9%

On foot7.6%7.6%

Bicycle1.6%2.1%

Other2.1%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

17.7% of households in LU5 5 have no car or van, below the England average of 23.5%.

LU5 5England

No car or van17.7%23.5%

142.5%41.3%

231%26.1%

3 or more8.8%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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