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  1. Houghton Regis

Where is Houghton Regis?

Houghton Regis is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, one mile north of the town of Dunstable, five miles west of the major town of Luton, and 32 miles north-west of London. Houghton Regis lies four miles north-east of the Buckinghamshire border. Houghton Regis falls within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the LU5 postcode district. The post town for Houghton Regis is Dunstable.

Houghton Regis on a map

Map showing extent of Houghton Regis as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Houghton Regis
Map showing location of Houghton Regis within the UK
Location of Houghton Regis within the UK

Which county is Houghton Regis in?

Houghton Regis is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Central Bedfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyBedfordshire
Historic CountyBedfordshire
Administrative CountyCentral Bedfordshire

Where is Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire?

Houghton Regis is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Bedfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Bedfordshire.

Map showing location of Houghton Regis within Bedfordshire
Location of Houghton Regis within Bedfordshire

What is the postcode for Houghton Regis?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Houghton Regis is LU5 5EZ.

Where is Houghton Regis in LU5?

Houghton Regis is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the LU5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LU5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Houghton Regis within LU5
Location of Houghton Regis within LU5

What is the post town for Houghton Regis?

The post town for Houghton Regis is Dunstable. Houghton Regis is in the LU5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dunstable.

What is the latitude and longitude of Houghton Regis?

The centre of Houghton Regis is located at position 51.90597° latitude and -0.51959° longitude.

Latitude51.90597°
Longitude-0.51959°

What is the easting and northing of Houghton Regis?

The centre of Houghton Regis is located at the grid reference easting 501941 and northing 224083 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting501941
Northing224083

What are the nearest towns to Houghton Regis?

Position of Houghton Regis relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Houghton Regis to the centre of the town.

north
1m
Houghton Regis is 1 mile north of Dunstable
west
5m
Houghton Regis is 5 miles west of Luton
east
6m
Houghton Regis is 6 miles east of Leighton Buzzard
south
7m
Houghton Regis is 7 miles south of Flitwick
south-east
7m
Houghton Regis is 7 miles south-east of Woburn
south
9m
Houghton Regis is 9 miles south of Ampthill
north-west
9m
Houghton Regis is 9 miles north-west of Harpenden
south-east
9m
Houghton Regis is 9 miles south-east of Woburn Sands
north-east
10m
Houghton Regis is 10 miles north-east of Tring
north
10m
Houghton Regis is 10 miles north of Berkhamsted

What are the nearest cities to Houghton Regis?

Position of Houghton Regis relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Houghton Regis to the centre of the city.

north-west
13m
Houghton Regis is 13 miles north-west of St Albans
south-east
14m
Houghton Regis is 14 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
north-west
32m
Houghton Regis is 32 miles north-west of London
north-west
33m
Houghton Regis is 33 miles north-west of City of Westminster
north-west
33m
Houghton Regis is 33 miles north-west of City of London
east
33m
Houghton Regis is 33 miles east of Oxford
south-west
34m
Houghton Regis is 34 miles south-west of Cambridge
west
44m
Houghton Regis is 44 miles west of Chelmsford
south
48m
Houghton Regis is 48 miles south of Peterborough
south-west
48m
Houghton Regis is 48 miles south-west of Ely

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