The UK Postcode Database

LU5 4EL

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in January 1980
LU5 4EL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with LU5 4EL

Southwood Road - 65 properties, USRN 35100668

Lincoln Close - 1 property, USRN 35100607

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 6001145

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8766 / 51°52'35"N

Longitude: -0.4971 / 0°29'49"W

UTM Reference: 30U 672284 5750277

OS Easting: 503553

OS Northing: 220850

OS Grid: TL035208

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G57.750

Mapcode Global: VHFRL.B3K6

Open Location Code: 9C3XVGG3+J5

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91sv00

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 6a3

  • Baseline UK
  • Challenged Communities
  • Younger Ethnic Minority Families in Flats

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 4420 / 32844

  • 2nd decile
  • much more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for LU5 4EL on Wednesday 22 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:24
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:26
Sunrise 05:09
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:07
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 21:50
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 22:52
Hours of daylight today04:39 to 21:37
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:37 to 04:41
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises 14:25
Moon sets 22:49

For a full sun and moon calendar for LU5 4EL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LU5 4EL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
21 February 2024 245 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £285,000
15 December 2022 203 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £325,000
5 December 2022 227 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £290,000
27 January 2022 171 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £215,000
29 January 2021 192 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £235,000
29 June 2018 217 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £255,000
28 February 2018 186 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £240,000
22 September 2017 193 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Flat/apartment Leasehold £195,000
10 March 2016 203 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £219,000
21 January 2016 167 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £195,000
1 December 2015 243 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £210,000
12 December 2014 200 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £157,000
2 October 2014 217 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
16 December 2013 163 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Semi-detached Freehold £128,500
8 March 2013 167 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £132,000
25 November 2011 195 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £126,000
13 May 2010 219 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Semi-detached Freehold £127,000
26 September 2008 167 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
12 September 2008 192 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £152,500
12 February 2008 197 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £180,000
20 December 2007 229 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £153,500
27 July 2007 186 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £158,000
31 May 2007 211 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £124,995
25 April 2007 231 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £142,000
31 July 2006 227 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £134,000
14 September 2005 195 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £124,000
22 July 2005 217 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Semi-detached Freehold £144,995
19 November 2004 243 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
24 September 2004 231 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £80,000
10 September 2004 192 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £124,995
17 June 2004 227 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £120,000
24 January 2003 225 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) £119,000
24 January 2003 225 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £119,000
22 November 2002 167 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £99,950
21 August 2002 192 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £87,000
18 July 2002 243 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £76,000
9 November 2001 169 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £77,000
28 September 2001 171 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £69,500
6 April 2001 186 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £75,000
29 October 1999 167 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £56,995
22 May 1998 183 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £39,995
16 April 1998 196 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Semi-detached Freehold £45,500
21 October 1997 200 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £51,500
18 December 1996 207 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £45,000
19 July 1996 217 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Semi-detached Freehold £48,995
18 August 1995 217 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Semi-detached Freehold £48,000
16 June 1995 167 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £47,500
25 May 1995 192 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £37,000
22 May 1995 227 Southwood Road, Dunstable LU5 4EL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £38,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for LU5 4EL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

MP

Alex Mayer Labour

Central Bedfordshire Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Dunstable South

Councillor

Philip Crawley Conservative

LU5 4EL also falls within the Civil Parish of Dunstable, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LU5 4EL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088811 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017594 Central Bedfordshire 030C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003648 Central Bedfordshire 030 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012806 Dunstable Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2019 DLUHC
E05014406 Dunstable South Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E06000056 Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001206 Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000026 Bedfordshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000237 Luton Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33025767 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000057 South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000249 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000024 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E63011288 Dunstable Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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