Property, Houses and Flats for Sale in Dunstable, Bedfordshire

One day's coach ride from London explains Dunstable's prosperity and its large number of inns. There are two pubs that still have the extra high gateways for coaches; the Sugar Loaf in High Street North, and the Saracen's Head in High Street South. Dunstable's railway station opened in 1848 and was a branch line of the North Western Railway. A second line linking Dunstable with Hatfield on the Great Northern Railway via Luton opened in 1858. Ironically, Dunstable is now one of the largest towns in south-east England without a railway station.

To give an idea of the price of houses for sale in Dunstable, you can find one or two or even three-bedroom terraced houses for under £150,000 with Dunstable estate agents. For under £300,000 there are good-sized terraced and semi-detached houses offering up to four bedrooms. Between £350,000 and £400,000 there is a wide choice of highly attractive detached houses, often new build, with up to five bedrooms, driveways, garages and generous gardens. If you are seeking flats for sale in Dunstable you can find one-bedroom flats for under £100,000 and two-bedroom flats between £120,000 and £160,000, often in striking new developments.

Amenities for property in Dunstable

Dunstable has five principal shopping areas including modern precincts, retail parks and traditional High Street shops. An outdoor market operates every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and for quiet contemplation there is a library and a reference library. For exercise, Dunstable offers golf, fitness centres and interesting walks in local parks or on the Downs which form part of the Chiltern Hills. Whipsnade Wild Animal Park is ten minutes out of town; the London Gliding Club is to the west; and there is hang gliding and paragliding on Dunstable Downs. There are 10 lower schools in Dunstable, 5 middle schools and 3 upper schools as well as a college of further education.

Transport in Dunstable

There are no train stations in Dunstable but the town is on the A5 and the Luton Road going east leads to the M1, Luton railway station and Luton Airport.

Surrounding areas

While searching for property to buy or property to rent in Dunstable, which is covered by postcodes LU5 & LU6, you may also like to consider neighbouring towns such as Luton, Leighton Buzzard, Berkhamsted, and Harpenden.