Bernard Close is in Dunstable and in South Bedfordshire district. LU5 4HL is located in the Dunstable-Icknield electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of South West Bedfordshire. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Bernard Close, Dunstable, LU5 4HL and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LU5 4HD, LU5 4FJ, LU5 4FG, LU5 4FF, LU5 4HP, LU5 4HY, LU5 4RP, LU5 4HE, LU5 4HQ.

Bernard Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bernard Close are based on 9 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for South Bedfordshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU5 4HL

Average Price
£296,805
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£296,805
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bernard Close

Average Price
£285,238
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bernard CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
16 Bernard Close, Dunstable, Bedford
Terraced, an established residential building 		£330,0002022-09-29 £316,164
5 Bernard Close, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£320,0002022-03-18 £327,890
11 Bernard Close, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£243,0002020-07-23 £289,464
12 Bernard Close, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£327,5002019-11-27 £395,309
9 Bernard Close, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£227,5002018-12-18 £266,678

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Willow Nursery School
Goldstone Crescent, LU5 4QU 		1,199 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Westfield Nursery School
Westfield Road, LU6 1DL 		1,605 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pastures Way Nursery School
Pastures Way, LU4 0PE 		2,737 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Gill Blowers Nursery School
1 Mossdale Court, Teesdale LU4 9JL 		4,262 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Burr Street, LU6 3AG 		794 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Watling Lower School
Bull Pond Lane, LU6 3BJ 		989 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
Leighton Court, LU6 1EW 		1,061 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hadrian Academy
Hadrian Avenue, LU5 4SR 		1,190 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Vale Academy
Wilbury Drive, LU5 4QP 		1,366 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4All Saints Academy Dunstable
Houghton Road, LU5 5AB 		1,354 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queensbury Academy
Langdale Road, LU6 3BU 		1,448 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Manshead CofE Academy
Dunstable Road, Caddington LU1 4BB 		2,293 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Chalk Hills Academy
Leagrave High St, LU4 0NE 		2,337 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
1out of 4Houghton Regis Academy
Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis LU5 5PX 		3,252 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCentral Bedfordshire College
Kingsway, LU5 4HG 		355 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Priory Academy
Britain Street, LU5 4JA 		457 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSt George's School
28 Priory Road, LU5 4HR 		381 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedOneschool Global Dunstable
Ridgeway Avenue, LU5 4QL 		987 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Weatherfield Academy
Brewers Hill Road, LU6 1AF 		1,912 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Kingsland Campus, Parkside Drive LU5 5PX 		3,264 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Chiltern School
Parkside Drive, LU5 5PX 		3,459 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Catering AcademyPriory View, Church Street145 yd
StarbucksSainsbury's, 2-8 Luton Road283 yd
Chez Jerome26 Church Street, Dunstable366 yd
Kazmicks Restaurant1-3 Broadwalk, Dunstable366 yd
Costa LtdNext, Unit 1 To 1a White Lion Retail Park374 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Old Sugar Loaf46 High Street North, Dunstable469 yd
The Bank13 High Street North, Dunstable487 yd
The Nags Head1 High Street North, Dunstable512 yd
Shotz & Potz23 High Street North, Dunstable513 yd
Gary CooperUnit 2 Grove Park, Court Drive551 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
McDonald's2-8 Luton Road, Dunstable282 yd
Sushi GourmetSainsbury's, 2-8 Luton Road283 yd
Domino's Pizza20-22 Church Street, Dunstable366 yd
KFCWhite Lion Retail Park, Boscombe Road374 yd
KFC35 High Street South, Dunstable417 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Elcin Food Centre62A High Street South, Dunstable471 yd
Minutka Polish Shop22-24 High Street North, Dunstable477 yd
Iceland66 High Street North, Dunstable558 yd
Lidl51 Luton Road, Dunstable776 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Priory Academy
BRITAIN STREET 		grass pitches373 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Dunstable)
UNIT 7A UNIT 7A BOSCOMBE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool416 yd
The Dunstable Centre
Court Drive 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, swimming pool568 yd
Energie Fitness Club (Dunstable) (Closed)
71-73 71-73 High Street North 		health and fitness suite667 yd
Downs Road Recreation Ground
Downs Road 		grass pitches720 yd
Ashton Middle School (Closed)
High Street North 		artificial grass pitch, swimming pool775 yd
Bennett Memorial Recreation Ground
BENNETT MEMORIAL RECREATION GROUND BENNETT MEMORIAL RECREATION GROUND BULLPOND LANE 		grass pitches, tennis courts901 yd
Ashton St Peters C Of E Va Primary School
LEIGHTON COURT 		grass pitches1,024 yd
Ridgeway Avenue
Ridgeway Avenue 		grass pitches1,068 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 88.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 88.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 88.9%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed101.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed19.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Bernard Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 842 crimes were reported near Bernard Close . Only 10% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LU5 4HL.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 842
Anti Social Behaviour 198
Violence And Sexual Offences 198
Shoplifting 161
Other Theft 74
Public Order 59
Criminal Damage And Arson 42
Vehicle Crime 32
Burglary 27
Theft From The Person 16
Bicycle Theft 10
Drugs 8
Other Crime 7
Possession Of Weapons 5
Robbery 5

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LU5 4HL.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Richard Street413 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area374 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Shopping Area447 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Shopping Area447 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Vernon Place496 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Vernon Place496 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Vernon Place496 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Vernon Place496 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Vernon Place496 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area374 yd

Employment

LU5 4HL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee103
Self-Employed25
Part-Time Employee21
Retired13
Looking after home or family7
Other3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3
Long-Term Sick or disabled
Student (economically inactive)
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles40
Manufacturing26
Accommodation and food service activities24
Education23
Human health and social work activities22
Other20
Construction17
Information and communication15
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Transport and storage13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Administrative and support service activities5
Financial and insurance activities5
Real estate activities2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female107
Male119

Partnership Status

Single74
Married: Opposite sex96
Separated1
Divorced5
Widowed2

Health

Very good health120
Good health87
Fair health16
Bad health2
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications15
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 19
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 24
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 37
Degree or Similar 73
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese5
Indian16
Pakistani7
Other Asian12
Black African9
Black Caribbean1
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other9
White146
Other10

Country of Birth

United Kingdom153
European Union26
Rest of Europe4
Africa10
Middle East and Asia30
The Americas and the Caribbean2
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK153
10+ Years35
5-10 Years24
2-5 Years10
Less than 2 years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom168
Ireland3
Portugal3
Spain4
Poland7
Romania12
Other EU countries8
Turkey1
Other Europe2
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa1
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia10
Central and South America1
No passport held9

Religion

No religion77
Christian103
Buddhist1
Hindu9
Muslim16
Sikh5
Other religion4
Not answered11
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