Royal Walk Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
11 addresses across 2 postcodes (LU6), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 35100708.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1).
- Flood: 16 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Leagrave, about 4.9 km (3.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Priory Gardens, is about 370 m 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 150 to 151 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Eastgate Surgery, about 490 m (0.3 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 80 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 186 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: 1983-1990 (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (31% of about 840 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)
- 37 & 39 High Street South, Dunstable, LU6 3RZ, Dunstable: up to 10 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- 37 & 39 High Street South, Dunstable, LU6 3RZ, Dunstable: up to 14 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Ashton Square Car Park, Dunstable, not permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 219 High Street North, Dunstable, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Priory House Gardens, Dunstable, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Dunstable Health Centre, Church Street, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- 11-15 High Street South, Dunstable: up to 26 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Site of former Dunstable Library, Vernon Place, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 16 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LU6 3SR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LU6 3JG | not in 2 or 3 | 16 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 150 m and 151 m above sea level (151 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU6 3JG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LU6 3SR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leagrave 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Luton 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Luton Airport Parkway 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lover's Walk Dunstable | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Luton Station Interchange Luton Town Centre | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ashton Square Car Park | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Eastgate Surgery | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Langdale Pharmacy | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 160 m |
| Hospital | Luton And Dunstable University Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Dunstable Police Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Priory Service Station | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Priory Gardens 6,650 m² | 370 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,730 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bennett Memorial Recreation Ground 3.3 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chew's House, a listed building (Grade II*), 290 m north. 54 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chew's House | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north |
| Priory House | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north |
| Dunstable Priory | Scheduled monument | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Priory Gateway and attached walls | Listed building, Grade I | 480 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Priory Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Five Knolls round barrow cemetery: three bell barrows, two bowl barrows and two pond barrows on Dunstable Down | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| A medieval warren on Dunstable Downs | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stipers Hill | Hill | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Grove Spring | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Dame Ellen's Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Slough Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Little John's Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Skimpot Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watling Lower School | Primary | 2–9 | 190 m | No published inspection |
| Priory Academy | All-through | 9–16 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Dunstable Icknield Lower School | Primary | 3–9 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ardley Hill Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Queensbury Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 740 m (0.5 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 |
| Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School Church of England | Primary | 5–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Lark Rise Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 880 m (0.5 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 |
| St. Augustine's Academy Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Beecroft Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Westfield Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lancot School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Hadrian Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voyage LU6 3BJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 150 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2024 |
| Watling Lower School - Forest Club LU6 3BJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 150 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2019 |
| Watling Lower School LU6 3BJ | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Priory Service Station LU6 3HJ | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jul 2003 |
| La Trei Frati LU6 3HR | Retailers - other | 220 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 22 May 2025 |
| A5 Food & Wine LU6 3HR | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2023 |
| United Services Club LU6 3HS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Jaccs Coffee Shop Ltd LU6 3AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Premier LU6 3HS | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 17 May 2024 |
| Hoi Wan Chinese Takeaway LU6 3SQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 4 Good | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Lumpini Thai Restuarant LU6 3SQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Priory Academy LU5 4JA | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| The Salvation Army LU6 3AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2024 |
| China Express LU6 3SF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Peri Peri Original LU6 3SF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 27 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (46); On or near The Paddocks (10); On or near The Cedars (7); On or near High Street South (6); On or near Bull Pond Lane (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- Food hygiene ratings Jaccs Coffee Shop Ltd (restaurant/cafe/canteen, LU6 3AH) now 3 Generally satisfactory, was 5 Very good (rated 24 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Regency Court · Staines Square · Bull Pond Lane · Woolpack Close · Hawthorn Close · Friars Walk · The Paddocks · The Cedars · Penrith Avenue · High Street South · Garden Road · Keswick Close
All the streets in 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.