Trinity Grove Bidwell, Central Bedfordshire
8 addresses across 1 postcode (LU5), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6002378.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £485,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (A: 5, B: 2).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; 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 4.8 km (3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 230 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 107 to 109 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Houghton Regis Medical Centre, about 830 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 570 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £485,000 | £485,000 | £485,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | £547,500 | £495,000 | £600,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2026 | 5 LU5 5EU | Detached | £485,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2025 | 2 LU5 5EU | Detached | £505,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2025 | 1 LU5 5EU | Detached | £495,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2025 | 3 LU5 5EU | Detached | £600,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2025 | 4 LU5 5EU | Detached | £590,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 135 m². Most common: House, detached (7). Built: 2025 (6); 2024 (1).
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 B (69% of about 890 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)
- Dell Mount, Bedford Road, Houghton Regis: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Dell Mount, Bedford Road, Houghton Regis: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Red House Court, Houghton Regis Central: up to 168 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 107 m and 109 m above sea level (108 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU5 5EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leagrave 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Harlington (Bedfordshire) 308,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Luton 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dunstablians RUFC Houghton Regis | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Luton Station Interchange Luton Town Centre | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Ashton Square Car Park | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest All Saints View Apartment Car Park | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Houghton Regis Medical Centre | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Houghton Regis Pharmacy | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Houghton Regis Dental Practice | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Luton And Dunstable University Hospital | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Dunstable Police Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nike News, Houghton Regis Cashzone | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,250 m² | 230 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,380 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dunstablians Rugby Football Club 4.7 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,420 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 800 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Thorn Spring moated site and associated woodbanks | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bidwell Spinney | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Blue Waters Woodland | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Thorn Spring | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| The Green | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Tebworth Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Stipers Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
3 of the street's 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tithe Farm Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Houghton Regis Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Thornhill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Lime Tree Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| All Saints Academy Dunstable Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Houstone School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (May 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
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bedford Road (47); On or near The Baulk (7); On or near Piggots Mead (5); On or near Gressingham Meadow (3); On or near Watervale (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 32% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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 5EU: 8 addresses of 9 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Jersey Close · Lovell Bank · Crixsey Mead · Buttermilk Close · The Baulk · Wicket Meadow · Watervale · Gressingham Meadow · Piggots Mead · Lychgate Lane · Aylesbury Drive · Yorkie Way
All the streets in LU5 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.