Mayfield Road Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
92 addresses across 6 postcodes (LU5,LU6), about 550 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 35100616.
- Sales: 26 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £248,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 67 homes have an energy certificate (A: 3, B: 10, C: 29, D: 24, E: 1).
- Flood: 11 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Central Bedfordshire costs £2,516 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 96% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Leagrave, about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Blow's Downs, is about 410 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 163 to 169 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 92 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Kingsbury Court Surgery, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 50% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 72 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £248,000 | £150,000 | £346,000 |
| 2024 | 3 | £218,000 | £140,000 | £375,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £242,500 | £242,500 | £242,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £182,000 | £182,000 | £182,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £176,500 | £170,000 | £183,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £132,500 | £132,500 | £132,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £164,995 | £164,995 | £164,995 |
| 2007 | 1 | £129,995 | £129,995 | £129,995 |
| 2006 | 3 | £124,000 | £98,000 | £130,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £132,000 | £132,000 | £132,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2025 | 9, MANSHEAD COURT LU5 4DR | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Feb 2025 | 23 LU5 4AW | Semi-detached | £346,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2024 | 25 LU5 4AW | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2024 | 58 LU5 4AP | Flat or maisonette | £218,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Feb 2024 | 20 LU5 4AP | Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Sep 2023 | 48 LU5 4AP | Semi-detached | £205,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Aug 2019 | 52 LU5 4AP | Terraced | £242,500 | |
| 1 Jun 2018 | 4, MANSHEAD COURT LU5 4DR | Flat or maisonette | £182,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Sep 2017 | 58 LU5 4AP | Flat or maisonette | £183,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Mar 2017 | 48 LU5 4AP | Semi-detached | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 May 2015 | 6, MANSHEAD COURT LU5 4DR | Flat or maisonette | £97,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Oct 2014 | 4, MANSHEAD COURT LU5 4DR | Flat or maisonette | £132,500 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 46 LU5 4AP | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 1 May 2008 | 46 LU5 4AP | Terraced | £164,995 | |
| 23 Mar 2007 | 4, MANSHEAD COURT LU5 4DR | Flat or maisonette | £129,995 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 2006 | 54 LU5 4AP | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 15 May 2006 | 6, MANSHEAD COURT LU5 4DR | Flat or maisonette | £98,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 May 2006 | 54 LU5 4AP | Terraced | £124,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2004 | 46 LU5 4AP | Terraced | £132,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2002 | 54 LU5 4AP | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2002 | 48 LU5 4AP | Semi-detached | £87,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jul 2002 | 40 LU5 4AP | Flat or maisonette | £75,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Aug 2001 | 6, MANSHEAD COURT LU5 4DR | Flat or maisonette | £51,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 May 2000 | 20 LU5 4AP | Flat or maisonette | £42,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jul 1998 | 6, MANSHEAD COURT LU5 4DR | Flat or maisonette | £36,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Mar 1995 | 16A LU5 4AP | Flat or maisonette | £17,500 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
67 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 54 m². Most common: Flat (34); Bungalow, mid-terrace (18); Bungalow, end-terrace (5). Built: 1950-1966 (55); 1967-1975 (10); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (49); rented (private) (10); owner-occupied (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Central Bedfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,516 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,677 | £1,957 | £2,237 | £2,516 | £3,075 | £3,634 | £4,194 | £5,032 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (28% of about 1,590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Interbrew, Eastern Avenue Industrial Estate, Eastern Avenue, Dunstable: up to 100 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Interbrew, Eastern Avenue Industrial Estate, Eastern Avenue, Dunstable: up to 120 homes, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Linpac GPG International, Luton Road, Dunstable: up to 100 homes, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
- Linpac GPG International, Luton Road, Dunstable: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 10 September 2026: CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 8 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LU5 4AP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| LU5 4AW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| LU5 4DR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LU5 4BB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LU6 3DT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LU6 3DX | not in 2 or 3 | 6 / 3 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 92 addresses are between 163 m and 169 m above sea level (165 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU5 4AP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LU5 4AW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LU5 4BB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LU5 4DR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LU6 3DT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LU6 3DX | 100% | 99% | 96% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leagrave 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Luton 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Luton Airport Parkway 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mayfield Stores Downside | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Luton Station Interchange Luton Town Centre | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Ashton Square Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kingsbury Court Surgery | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mayfield Pharmacy | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Great Northern Rd. Dental Clinic | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Luton And Dunstable University Hospital | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Dunstable Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Downside Supermarket | 50 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blow's Downs 43 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.2 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 43 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval village 100m west of Zouches Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval village 100m west of Zouches Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Dunstable Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stipers Hill | Hill | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Grove Spring | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Dame Ellen's Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Little John's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Skimpot Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Twentynine Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 87 | 92 | 92 |
5 of the street's 92 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Central Bedfordshire: see them on the Central Bedfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Augustine's Academy Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 350 m | No published inspection |
| Ardley Hill Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Manshead Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Watling Lower School | Primary | 2–9 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Priory Academy | All-through | 9–16 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lark Rise Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Dunstable Icknield Lower School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Queensbury Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Hadrian Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Willow Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Christophers Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeeeeetz LU5 4AP | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Downside Supermarket LU5 4AP | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2023 |
| Fish Master LU5 4AP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 60 m | 4 Good | 25 Jun 2024 |
| Downside Newsagents LU5 4AP | Retailers - other | 70 m | Exempt | |
| Chicken Heist Limited LU5 4BB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Angel Convenience Store LU6 3DH | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2023 |
| The Sandwich Bar LU6 3DH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 4 Good | 16 Jan 2026 |
| The Highwayman Hotel LU6 3DX | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 280 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2026 |
| Hamberley Care (Caddington) Ltd LU6 3DX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2025 |
| St Augustine's Academy LU5 4AS | School/college/university | 350 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Downside Pre-school LU5 4AS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Oakwood Avenue (19); On or near Mayfield Road (16); On or near Woodfield Gate (16); On or near London Road (15); On or near Hillside Road (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- LU5 4AP: 46 addresses of 48 in the postcode
- LU5 4AW: 28 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- LU5 4DR: 11 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- LU5 4BB: 5 addresses
- LU6 3DT: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
- LU6 3DX: 1 address of 114 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Oakwood Avenue · Hillside Road · New Woodfield Green · Woodfield Gate · Southfields Road · Sundown Avenue · Norcott Close · Index Drive · Brive Road · Oldhill · Birchside Path · Mountview Avenue
All the streets in LU5, LU6 and across Central Bedfordshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.