LU1 5BU maps, stats, and open data

LU1 5BU lies on Dumfries Street in Luton. LU1 5BU is located in the Farley electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Luton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Luton South. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y and the police force is Bedfordshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

LU1 5BU maps

LU1 5BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

LU1 5BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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LU1 5BU geodata

Easting	508728
Northing	220969
Latitude	51.876708
Longitude	-0.421927

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is LU1 5BU?

Street	Dumfries Street
Town/City	Luton
Country	England
Postcode District	LU1
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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LU1 5BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU1 5BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	130m	427ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Farley
Constituency	Luton South

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LU1 5BU

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	419m
January 2024	Drugs	On or near Parking Area	419m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Parking Area	419m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU1 5BU

Princess Street (Dumfries Street)	Chapel Langley	64m
Stanley Street	Chapel Langley	153m
The Stags Head (Russell Street)	Chapel Langley	178m
The Stags Head (Russell Street)	Chapel Langley	197m
Dumfries Court (Dumfries Street)	Chapel Langley	250m

Nearest railway stations to LU1 5BU

Luton Station	0.8km
Luton Airport Parkway Station	1.9km
Leagrave Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU1 5BU

Broadband access in LU1 5BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	95.1%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in LU1 5BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	95.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	8.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU1 5BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU1 5BU

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Source: Ofcom
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LU1 5BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LU1 5BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	252,147
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,086
Median (kWh/meter)	9,867

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	95,388
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,669
Median (kWh/meter)	3,133

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LU1 5BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in LU1 5BU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

84.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU1 5BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LU1 5BU (meters)

Fish 'n' Chips

1 Salisbury Road

79m

co co co.chocolate cafe

The Old School

96m

Raj Indian Cuisine

37 Adelaide Street

123m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to LU1 5BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wellington Street	17:30	12:15	176m
Rothesay Road	18:30	12:15	187m
Russell Rise	17:30	12:15	314m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU1 5BU

Facility	Distance
Bannatyne Health Club (Luton) Regent Street, Luton Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	330m
Hillborough Infant And Nursery School Hillborough Road, Luton Sports Hall	495m
Bodylines (Closed) Gordon Street, Luton Studio, Health and Fitness Gym	502m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU1 5BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road, Luton, LU1 1RB	Nursery	155m
Chapel Street Nursery School Russell Street, Luton, LU1 5EA	Nursery	302m
Hillborough Junior School Hillborough Road, Luton, LU1 5EZ	Primary	477m

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Source: Edubase
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LU1 5BU ITL and LU1 5BU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for LU1 5BU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLH	East
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLH2	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLH21	Luton
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000032	Luton

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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LU1 5BU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for LU1 5BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00079538
LSOA	E01015735	Luton 020D
MSOA	E02003277	Luton 020

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LU1 5BU

LU1 5BS	Dumfries Street	59m
LU1 5AT	Princess Street	69m
LU1 5HY	Western Road	72m
LU1 5AP	Salisbury Road	77m
LU1 5AL	Stanley Street	84m
LU1 1RE	Buxton Road	93m
LU1 5AG	Wellington Street	93m
LU1 5AN	Stanley Street	96m
LU1 5AR	Salisbury Road	101m
LU1 5LZ	Winsdon Road	105m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence