LU5 6DU postcode in Toddington, Central Bedfordshire

LU5 6DU is a postcode in Toddington, in the Toddington ward of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the Mid Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since December 2002.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Central Bedfordshire: 87% Typical price £400,000 Homes sold in LU5 6, last 12 months. ▼ 1.2% on the year before Nearest station Harlington (Beds) 3.0 km in a straight line

Where LU5 6DU is, and what is near it

Map of LU5 6DU and what is near it Map of LU5 6DU: its centre point, with the 283 other postcodes in the LU5 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. LU5 6AJ: also in LU5 6LU5 6AL: also in LU5 6LU5 6AN: also in LU5 6LU5 6AX: also in LU5 6LU5 6AY: also in LU5 6LU5 6AZ: also in LU5 6LU5 6BA: also in LU5 6LU5 6BJ: also in LU5 6LU5 6BP: also in LU5 6LU5 6BS: also in LU5 6LU5 6BT: also in LU5 6LU5 6BU: also in LU5 6LU5 6BX: also in LU5 6LU5 6BY: also in LU5 6LU5 6BZ: also in LU5 6LU5 6DA: also in LU5 6LU5 6DB: also in LU5 6LU5 6DD: also in LU5 6LU5 6DE: also in LU5 6LU5 6DF: also in LU5 6LU5 6DG: also in LU5 6LU5 6DH: also in LU5 6LU5 6DJ: also in LU5 6LU5 6DL: also in LU5 6LU5 6DN: also in LU5 6LU5 6DP: also in LU5 6LU5 6DR: also in LU5 6LU5 6DY: also in LU5 6LU5 6DZ: also in LU5 6LU5 6EA: also in LU5 6LU5 6EB: also in LU5 6LU5 6ED: also in LU5 6LU5 6EP: also in LU5 6LU5 6ET: also in LU5 6LU5 6EX: also in LU5 6LU5 6EY: also in LU5 6LU5 6EZ: also in LU5 6LU5 6FJ: also in LU5 6LU5 6FP: also in LU5 6LU5 6FR: also in LU5 6LU5 6GT: also in LU5 6LU5 6QB: also in LU5 6LU5 6QE: also in LU5 6LU5 6QF: also in LU5 6LU5 6QJ: also in LU5 6 2 bus stops, 400 m2 places, 3.0–3.7 kmGP 4.6 kmToddington LU5 6DU Map of LU5 6DU and what is near it Map of LU5 6DU: its centre point, with the 283 other postcodes in the LU5 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 4.6 kmToddington LU5 6DU
  • LU5 6DU
  • Other postcodes in LU5 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9466, longitude -0.5316)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LU5 6DU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LU5 6DU?

Every home and business at LU5 6DU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Central Bedfordshire: 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Central Bedfordshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across Central Bedfordshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at LU5 6DU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Central Bedfordshire Council's days for LU5 6DU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LU5 6DU on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LU5 6DU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LU5 6DU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Central Bedfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LU5 6DU: 6,186 properties in Central Bedfordshire are at high risk (3.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Central Bedfordshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LU5 6DU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LU5 6DU?

Homes in LU5 6 sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 145 sales, down 1.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£400,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£405,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £525,000 49 sales
  • Semi-detached £390,000 56 sales
  • Terraced £304,000 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £115,000 9 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LU5 district: a typical £325,000 from 465 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in LU5 6DU

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in LU5 6DU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 18 December 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LU5 6DU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around LU5 6DU. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (29%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LU5 6DU

Band D in Central Bedfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,516. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,677 (band A) to £5,032 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,237.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (5%)£1,677
Band Babout 80 (9%)£1,957
Band Cabout 190 (22%)£2,237
Band Dabout 180 (20%)£2,516
Band Eabout 160 (18%)£3,075
Band Fabout 100 (11%)£3,634
Band Gabout 120 (14%)£4,194
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,032

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 29% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

Averages for Central Bedfordshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LU5 6DU is in (ONS area E01017620), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LU5 6DU?

The nearest open schools to LU5 6DU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LU5 6DU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to LU5 6DU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LU5 6DU is Harlington (Beds) Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Harlington (Beds) Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Flitwick Rail Station Railway station 6.8 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Grange Road, 112 m away.

More stations near LU5 6DU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near LU5 6DU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LU5 6DU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LU5 6DU?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LU5 6DU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 60 kW 2.0 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 2.0 kmCycle
  • Harlington Supercharger Charging point · 24 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.1 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LU5 6DU?

The nearest to the centre of LU5 6DU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LU5 6DU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LU5 6DU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LU5 6DU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Penniston Barn Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01525 873265 3.6 kmCycle
  • The Bungalow Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01525 873265 3.6 kmCycle
  • Woodland House Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report May 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01525 873265 3.6 kmCycle

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LU5 6DU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LU5 6DU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LU5 6DU?

The nearest vets to the centre of LU5 6DU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LU5 6DU in a conservation area?

The centre of LU5 6DU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LU5 6DU?

Police.uk records 27 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LU5 6DU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour10 reports
Violence and sexual offences9 reports
Public order2 reports
Burglary2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Vehicle crime1 report

Also: other theft 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for LU5 6DU

Ward
Toddington
Parish
Toddington
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Toddington
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2002

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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