High Street South, Dunstable, LU6 3HJ

High Street South is in Dunstable and in South Bedfordshire district. LU6 3HJ is located in the Dunstable-Watling 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 High Street South, Dunstable, LU6 3HJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LU6 3HR, LU6 3HW, LU6 3JQ, LU6 3HP, LU5 4GX, LU5 4JB, LU6 3SF, LU6 3SQ, LU6 3SH.

High Street South Report

Property Prices
Average Price: £178,311
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Schools
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Food And Drink
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Sport
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Broadband
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Safety
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Employment
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People
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Culture
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Property Prices

Average property prices on High Street South are based on 365 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 LU6 3HJ

Average Price
£291,798

Semi-Detached
£314,446

Terraced
£289,802

Detached
£345,082

Flats/Maisonettes
£205,870

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street South

Average Price
£178,311

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street South

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2023
Flat 2 Bowen House, 112 - 114 High Street South, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2022-03-11	£208,257
Flat 2 Bowen House, 112 - 114 High Street South, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£209,500	2017-10-20	£216,468
Flat 4 Bowen House, 112 - 114 High Street South, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£202,500	2017-07-20	£207,153
112 - 114 High Street South, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,000	2017-06-16	£191,599
158 High Street South, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£302,000	2016-08-19	£405,896

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness		Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
4out of 4	Westfield Nursery School Westfield Road, LU6 1DL	1,589 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
4out of 4	Willow Nursery School Goldstone Crescent, LU5 4QU	1,634 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
3out of 4	Pastures Way Nursery School Pastures Way, LU4 0PE	3,177 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
2out of 4	The Gill Blowers Nursery School 1 Mossdale Court, Teesdale LU4 9JL	4,659 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness		Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
3out of 4	Watling Lower School Bull Pond Lane, LU6 3BJ	469 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
4out of 4	Dunstable Icknield Lower School Burr Street, LU6 3AG	499 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
2out of 4	Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School Leighton Court, LU6 1EW	872 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
2out of 4	Ardley Hill Academy Lowther Road, LU6 3NZ	927 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
4out of 4	Lark Rise Academy Cartmel Drive, LU6 3PT	1,186 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness		Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
3out of 4	Queensbury Academy Langdale Road, LU6 3BU	973 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
2out of 4	All Saints Academy Dunstable Houghton Road, LU5 5AB	1,697 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
1out of 4	Manshead CofE Academy Dunstable Road, Caddington LU1 4BB	2,045 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
3out of 4	The Chalk Hills Academy Leagrave High St, LU4 0NE	2,713 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
1out of 4	Houghton Regis Academy Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis LU5 5PX	3,780 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 rated	Central Bedfordshire College Kingsway, LU5 4HG	846 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 4	Priory Academy Britain Street, LU5 4JA	285 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness		Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
- not rated	St George's School 28 Priory Road, LU5 4HR	360 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
- not rated	Oneschool Global Dunstable Ridgeway Avenue, LU5 4QL	1,386 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
3out of 4	Weatherfield Academy Brewers Hill Road, LU6 1AF	1,857 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
3out of 4	The Academy of Central Bedfordshire Kingsland Campus, Parkside Drive LU5 5PX	3,792 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
3out of 4	The Chiltern School Parkside Drive, LU5 5PX	3,986 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	Distance
Anarkali Restaurant	101 High Street South, Dunstable	113 yd
Lumpini Thai Restuarant	105 High Street South, Dunstable	113 yd
Priory House Tea Rooms	Priory House, 33 High Street South	272 yd
Vantage Indian Cuisine	31 High Street South, Dunstable	272 yd
Rack & Bone	29 High Street South, Dunstable	304 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
United Services Club	160 High Street South, Dunstable	185 yd
The Froth 'n' Elbow	183 High Street South, Dunstable	311 yd
The Bank	13 High Street North, Dunstable	502 yd
Dunstable Tennis Club	Downs Road, Dunstable	533 yd
The Nags Head	1 High Street North, Dunstable	545 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
China Express	53 High Street South, Dunstable	111 yd
Peri Peri Original	79 High Street South, Dunstable	111 yd
Hoi Wan Chinese Takeaway	127 High Street South, Dunstable	113 yd
Bay Leaf	55 High Street South, Dunstable	160 yd
KFC	35 High Street South, Dunstable	272 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Elcin Food Centre	62A High Street South, Dunstable	209 yd
Minutka Polish Shop	22-24 High Street North, Dunstable	565 yd
Iceland	66 High Street North, Dunstable	710 yd
Lidl	51 Luton Road, Dunstable	1,021 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Priory Academy BRITAIN STREET	grass pitches	208 yd
Bennett Memorial Recreation Ground BENNETT MEMORIAL RECREATION GROUND BENNETT MEMORIAL RECREATION GROUND BULLPOND LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	531 yd
Downs Road Recreation Ground Downs Road	grass pitches	686 yd
Energie Fitness Club (Dunstable) (Closed) 71-73 71-73 High Street North	health and fitness suite	804 yd
Ardley Hill Academy LOWTHER ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	848 yd
Ashton St Peters C Of E Va Primary School LEIGHTON COURT	grass pitches	871 yd
The Dunstable Centre Court Drive	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, swimming pool	940 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Dunstable) UNIT 7A UNIT 7A BOSCOMBE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	944 yd
Ashton Middle School (Closed) High Street North	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	993 yd
Queensbury Academy Langdale Road	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,001 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	66.7%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	62.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	77.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	29.31 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is High Street South dangerous?

In 2023, 505 crimes were reported near High Street South . Only 20% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LU6 3HJ.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes	505
Violence And Sexual Offences	135
Anti Social Behaviour	102
Shoplifting	59
Other Theft	58
Public Order	47
Criminal Damage And Arson	34
Burglary	23
Vehicle Crime	19
Theft From The Person	9
Other Crime	8
Robbery	5
Bicycle Theft	3
Drugs	3

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LU6 3HJ.

Month	Crime Type	Outcome	Location	Distance
2023-12	Violence and sexual offences	Under investigation	On or near Shopping Area	375 yd
2023-12	Other theft	Investigation complete; no suspect identified	On or near Kingsbury Court	429 yd
2023-12	Violence and sexual offences	Unable to prosecute suspect	On or near Icknield Street	530 yd
2023-12	Violence and sexual offences	Investigation complete; no suspect identified	On or near Kingsbury Court	429 yd
2023-12	Shoplifting	Investigation complete; no suspect identified	On or near Kingsbury Court	429 yd
2023-12	Vehicle crime	Investigation complete; no suspect identified	On or near The Square	209 yd
2023-12	Shoplifting	Investigation complete; no suspect identified	On or near Kingsbury Court	429 yd
2023-12	Shoplifting	Investigation complete; no suspect identified	On or near Kingsbury Court	429 yd
2023-12	Shoplifting	Investigation complete; no suspect identified	On or near Kingsbury Court	429 yd
2023-12	Shoplifting	Investigation complete; no suspect identified	On or near Kingsbury Court	429 yd

Employment

LU6 3HJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% 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.

LU6 3HJ area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	123
Part-Time Employee	39
Self-Employed	39
Retired	19
Looking after home or family	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Unemployed	12
Student (economically inactive)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Other	6

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	36
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Construction	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Transport and storage	15
Education	14
Human health and social work activities	12
Other	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Information and communication	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

People

Gender

Female	143
Male	203

Partnership Status

Single	139
Married: Opposite sex	90
Civil partnership: Same sex	1
Separated	16
Divorced	31
Widowed	9

Health

Very good health	169
Good health	135
Fair health	35
Bad health	9
Very bad health	1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications	45
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	30
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	50
Apprenticeship	14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	44
Degree or Similar	92
Other	13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese	1
Indian	10
Pakistani	3
Other Asian	3
Black African	9
Black Caribbean	12
Other Black	5
Mixed White and Asian	7
Mixed White and African	2
Mixed White and Caribbean	4
Mixed Other	4
White	275
Arab	7
Other	4

Country of Birth

United Kingdom	212
European Union	76
Rest of Europe	19
Africa	14
Middle East and Asia	15
The Americas and the Caribbean	8

Length of Residence

Born in the UK	212
10+ Years	47
5-10 Years	27
2-5 Years	41
Less than 2 years	19

Passport Held

United Kingdom	191
Ireland	1
Germany	1
Spain	1
Lithuania	3
Poland	25
Romania	34
Other EU countries	19
Other Europe	5
Central and Western Africa	4
South and Eastern Africa	4
Middle East	1
Eastern Asia	1
Southern Asia	7
South-East Asia	1
North America and the Caribbean	2
No passport held	45

Religion

No religion	116
Christian	168
Hindu	13
Jewish	2
Muslim	14
Other religion	7
Not answered	26