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Town in Central Bedfordshire

Dunstable

From July 2023 to June 2026, homes in Dunstable typically sold for £346,245. Half of the 3,247 sales were between £270k and £422k, against a typical £369,998 across Central Bedfordshire.

Postcodes LU5, LU6

All of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis NorthHoughton Regis SouthDunstable EastDunstable WestDunstable CentralDunstable MansheadDunstable SouthEaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell
The neighbourhoods of Dunstable, in Central Bedfordshire.Open the map
Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. £346k half sold for £270k to £422k
Homes sold Homes soldHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. 3,247 July 2023 to June 2026
Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before. +23.7% typical price, against 5 years before
New builds 16% of sales · 17% leasehold

By type of home

What homes sold for

The band is the middle half of sales, a quarter sold for less and a quarter for more, with the typical price marked. The dashed line is the typical price for the same type across Central Bedfordshire.

  • Detached £492,750 typical
    Half between £425k and £625k · 730 sales · Central Bedfordshire £520k
  • Semi-detached £370,000 typical
    Half between £325k and £411k · 1,122 sales · Central Bedfordshire £370k
  • Terraced £300,000 typical
    Half between £270k and £345k · 876 sales · Central Bedfordshire £305k
  • Flat £188,000 typical
    Half between £137k and £230k · 519 sales · Central Bedfordshire £193k

Since 1995

Each year in Dunstable

This town Central Bedfordshire Homes sold
£0£200k£400k 1995: £53,0001996: £54,1751997: £57,5001998: £64,5001999: £73,2002000: £82,0002001: £93,0002002: £116,0002003: £133,5002004: £144,9952005: £153,5002006: £161,0002007: £170,0002008: £168,0002009: £157,5002010: £170,0002011: £168,0002012: £173,0002013: £174,5002014: £192,5002015: £209,9982016: £233,0002017: £268,0002018: £280,0002019: £263,0002020: £280,0002021: £305,0002022: £335,0002023: £340,0002024: £345,0002025: £355,000 1995: 1049 sold1996: 1250 sold1997: 1422 sold1998: 1435 sold1999: 1751 sold2000: 1450 sold2001: 1819 sold2002: 1829 sold2003: 1567 sold2004: 1562 sold2005: 1373 sold2006: 1864 sold2007: 1715 sold2008: 715 sold2009: 719 sold2010: 715 sold2011: 777 sold2012: 862 sold2013: 1017 sold2014: 1309 sold2015: 1274 sold2016: 1493 sold2017: 1271 sold2018: 1124 sold2019: 1127 sold2020: 950 sold2021: 1643 sold2022: 1464 sold2023: 1031 sold2024: 1105 sold2025: 1259 sold 1995200020052010201520202025
£0£200k£400k 1995: £53,0001996: £54,1751997: £57,5001998: £64,5001999: £73,2002000: £82,0002001: £93,0002002: £116,0002003: £133,5002004: £144,9952005: £153,5002006: £161,0002007: £170,0002008: £168,0002009: £157,5002010: £170,0002011: £168,0002012: £173,0002013: £174,5002014: £192,5002015: £209,9982016: £233,0002017: £268,0002018: £280,0002019: £263,0002020: £280,0002021: £305,0002022: £335,0002023: £340,0002024: £345,0002025: £355,000 1995: 1049 sold1996: 1250 sold1997: 1422 sold1998: 1435 sold1999: 1751 sold2000: 1450 sold2001: 1819 sold2002: 1829 sold2003: 1567 sold2004: 1562 sold2005: 1373 sold2006: 1864 sold2007: 1715 sold2008: 715 sold2009: 719 sold2010: 715 sold2011: 777 sold2012: 862 sold2013: 1017 sold2014: 1309 sold2015: 1274 sold2016: 1493 sold2017: 1271 sold2018: 1124 sold2019: 1127 sold2020: 950 sold2021: 1643 sold2022: 1464 sold2023: 1031 sold2024: 1105 sold2025: 1259 sold 199520102025

The typical price is the middle sale of each full year, shown where at least 5 homes sold. It moves with which homes happened to sell, so a single year can jump.

The homes that sell here

  • Semi-detached35% · Central Bedfordshire 32%
  • Terraced27% · Central Bedfordshire 26%
  • Detached23% · Central Bedfordshire 30%
  • Flat16% · Central Bedfordshire 12%

New builds and leaseholds

New builds, share of sales16% · Central Bedfordshire 13%
Leaseholds, share of sales17% · Central Bedfordshire 13%

New builds can take up to a year to appear in Land Registry's figures, so the latest year may show fewer than were sold.

Neighbourhoods

Where in Dunstable

The 8 neighbourhoods mostly in Dunstable and what homes sold for in each from July 2023 to June 2026. The range is the middle half of sales.

Neighbourhood Typical price Typical priceThe middle sale. Half sold for more and half for less. Middle half Middle halfHalf the homes sold within this range. A quarter sold for less and a quarter for more. Sales SalesHomes sold from July 2023 to June 2026. Over 5 years Over 5 yearsThe change in the typical price against the same three years five years before.
Dunstable Central £285,000 £212k to £382k 416 +21.3%
Dunstable East £350,000 £305k to £388k 244 +20.7%
Dunstable Manshead £310,000 £236k to £360k 174 +19.2%
Dunstable South £350,000 £262k to £430k 287 +10.4%
Dunstable West £320,000 £250k to £375k 335 +20.8%
Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & Holywell £530,000 £393k to £705k 301 +17.8%
Houghton Regis North £302,500 £265k to £389k 463 +30.4%
Houghton Regis South £350,000 £275k to £410k 659 +22.8%

About these figures

Every standard home sale registered with HM Land Registry since 1995: homes sold at full market value to a person, so repossessions and sales to companies are left out. Recent months fill in as late sales are registered. Not financial advice.

Sources and licences

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Neighbourhood names: contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 (House of Commons Library). Neighbourhood boundaries and the postcode lookup: source, Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.