LU5 5SX

Gainsborough Drive, Dunstable

Median, last 3 years

£228,500

4 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£242,000

27 Jun 2025

Standard sales

since 1995 (+2 additional entries)

LU5 district median

£330,000

617 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced median £242,000 (3 sales) · Semi-detached sold for £215,000

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2011 to 2025. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

Show the figures

Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025 (few sales)	£228,500	2
2024 (few sales)	£215,000	1
2023 (few sales)	£272,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£252,500	2
2021	£214,000	4
2020 (few sales)	£170,000	1
2019 (few sales)	£162,500	2
2017	£207,500	5
2016 (few sales)	£203,000	2
2015 (few sales)	£110,000	1
2014 (few sales)	£125,000	1
2013 (few sales)	£128,700	1
2012 (few sales)	£126,500	1
2011	£128,000	3
2008 (few sales)	£121,000	1
2007 (few sales)	£124,250	2
2006 (few sales)	£124,498	2
2005	£125,000	5
2004	£124,500	4
2003	£88,500	5
2002	£94,995	5
2001	£72,748	8
2000 (few sales)	£53,995	2
1999	£49,995	5
1998	£42,500	7
1997	£47,250	4
1996	£29,995	3
1995 (few sales)	£31,750	2

Sale history (84 records · 21 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
9, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 27 Jun 2025 · Terraced · Freehold	27 Jun 2025	Terraced · Freehold	£242,000
1, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 24 Apr 2025 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £165,000 (Feb 2019) · +30%	24 Apr 2025	Semi-detached · Freehold	£215,000
25, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 31 Oct 2024 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £210,000 (Sep 2021) · +2%	31 Oct 2024	Terraced · Freehold	£215,000
24, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 1 Sep 2023 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £197,500 (Dec 2016) · +38%	1 Sep 2023	Terraced · Freehold	£272,000
19, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 20 Dec 2022 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £119,995 (Feb 2006) · +104%	20 Dec 2022	Terraced · Freehold	£245,000
2, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 13 May 2022 · Terraced · Freehold	13 May 2022	Terraced · Freehold	£260,000
29, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 24 Sep 2021 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £114,950 (Oct 2003) · +90%	24 Sep 2021	Terraced · Freehold	£218,000
25, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 3 Sep 2021 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £170,000 (Jul 2020) · +24%	3 Sep 2021	Terraced · Freehold	£210,000
12, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 18 Jun 2021 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £172,500 (Nov 2017) · +7%	18 Jun 2021	Terraced · Freehold	£185,000
33, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 4 Jun 2021 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £228,000 (Jul 2017) · +11%	4 Jun 2021	Terraced · Freehold	£253,000
25, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 3 Jul 2020 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £160,000 (Mar 2019) · +6%	3 Jul 2020	Terraced · Freehold	£170,000
6, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE Cat B 27 Jun 2019 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £128,700 (Apr 2013)	27 Jun 2019	Terraced · Freehold	£208,000
25, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 29 Mar 2019 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £110,000 (Oct 2015) · +45%	29 Mar 2019	Terraced · Freehold	£160,000
1, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 1 Feb 2019 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £112,500 (Jan 2007) · +47%	1 Feb 2019	Semi-detached · Freehold	£165,000
12, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 24 Nov 2017 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £125,000 (Aug 2014) · +38%	24 Nov 2017	Terraced · Freehold	£172,500
20, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 14 Aug 2017 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £140,500 (Jun 2011) · +77%	14 Aug 2017	Terraced · Freehold	£249,000
14, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 10 Aug 2017 · Detached · Freehold Previously £36,950 (Sep 1998) · +363%	10 Aug 2017	Detached · Freehold	£171,000
33, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 7 Jul 2017 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £128,000 (Mar 2011) · +78%	7 Jul 2017	Terraced · Freehold	£228,000
3, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE Cat B 13 Feb 2017 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £108,000 (May 2005)	13 Feb 2017	Semi-detached · Freehold	£155,500
28, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 7 Feb 2017 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £126,500 (Feb 2012) · +64%	7 Feb 2017	Terraced · Freehold	£207,500
24, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 2 Dec 2016 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £136,000 (Jun 2007) · +45%	2 Dec 2016	Terraced · Freehold	£197,500
22, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 9 Sep 2016 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £126,500 (Dec 2005) · +65%	9 Sep 2016	Terraced · Freehold	£208,500
25, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 30 Oct 2015 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Oct 2015	Terraced · Freehold	£110,000
12, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 7 Aug 2014 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £121,000 (Jun 2008) · +3%	7 Aug 2014	Terraced · Freehold	£125,000
6, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 12 Apr 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £125,000 (Nov 2005) · +3%	12 Apr 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£128,700
28, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 3 Feb 2012 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £124,000 (Aug 2004) · +2%	3 Feb 2012	Terraced · Freehold	£126,500
20, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 20 Jun 2011 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £86,500 (Apr 2001) · +62%	20 Jun 2011	Terraced · Freehold	£140,500
33, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 25 Mar 2011 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £42,000 (Oct 1996) · +205%	25 Mar 2011	Terraced · Freehold	£128,000
31, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 11 Mar 2011 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £129,000 (Aug 2006) · −4%	11 Mar 2011	Terraced · Freehold	£123,500
12, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 9 Jun 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £102,500 (Mar 2005) · +18%	9 Jun 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£121,000
24, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 22 Jun 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £49,995 (Aug 1999) · +172%	22 Jun 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£136,000
1, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 31 Jan 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £85,000 (Jun 2003) · +32%	31 Jan 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£112,500
31, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 4 Aug 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £67,500 (Jun 2001) · +91%	4 Aug 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£129,000
19, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 15 Feb 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £94,995 (Jul 2002) · +26%	15 Feb 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£119,995
22, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 16 Dec 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £78,500 (Jun 2001) · +61%	16 Dec 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£126,500
6, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 4 Nov 2005 · Terraced · Freehold	4 Nov 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£125,000
11, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 13 May 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £77,995 (Mar 2001) · +77%	13 May 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£138,000
3, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 3 May 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £88,500 (Jun 2003) · +22%	3 May 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£108,000
12, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 29 Mar 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £85,995 (Feb 2003) · +19%	29 Mar 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£102,500
10, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 20 Aug 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £81,000 (Nov 2001) · +65%	20 Aug 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£134,000
28, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 13 Aug 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £106,000 (Dec 2002) · +17%	13 Aug 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£124,000
27, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 10 May 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £65,500 (Jun 2001) · +91%	10 May 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£125,000
23, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 19 Apr 2004 · Terraced · Freehold	19 Apr 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£90,000
29, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 7 Oct 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	7 Oct 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£114,950
4, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 6 Oct 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	6 Oct 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£107,000
1, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 16 Jun 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £54,500 (Aug 2001) · +56%	16 Jun 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£85,000
3, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 6 Jun 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £38,000 (Feb 1999) · +133%	6 Jun 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£88,500
12, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 17 Feb 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,995 (May 2000) · +79%	17 Feb 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£85,995
28, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 13 Dec 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £42,500 (Dec 1997) · +149%	13 Dec 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£106,000
26, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE 12 Dec 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £44,500 (Apr 1999) · +107%	12 Dec 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£91,995

Cat B An additional Price Paid entry (category B): a repossession, a buy-to-let with an identifiable mortgage, a purchase by a company or other non-private buyer, or a sale of another kind of property. Left out of every average.

Area

Postcode district: LU5
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 3 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01017580
Introduced: Oct 1984

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Central Bedfordshire, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £356,758
Change since July 2025: +1.2%
First-time buyers: £300,772

Average by property type

Detached: £609,817
Semi-detached: £377,901
Terraced: £299,825
Flat / maisonette: £173,264

The official index for Central Bedfordshire as a whole, not LU5 5SX alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

LU5 5SY £292,500 · 2 sales
LU5 5SJ £223,750 · 4 sales
LU5 5SU £216,750 · 2 sales
LU5 5SN £274,000 · 3 sales
LU5 5SL £245,000 · 2 sales
LU5 5RH £308,500 · 2 sales
LU5 5RJ £278,000 · 3 sales
LU5 5SW no sale since 2016
LU5 5SS £250,000 · 2 sales
LU5 5ST £243,500 · 2 sales
LU5 5SQ £270,000 · last sale 2022
LU5 5SR £300,000 · 3 sales