Housing in LU5 5UP
What the homes in LU5 5UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Houghton Regis South
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,606 (2024)
LU5 5UPDunstable
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.3%). Flats make up 16.3%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
49.1% of households in the LU5 5UP area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 16.8% own outright and 32.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.6%1%
- Private rented18.7%20.5%
- Social rented28.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.6%). 35.3% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LU5 5UP (Houghton Regis South) (about 2,606 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.