LU5 5AW maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5AW lies on Portland Close in Townsend Industrial Estate, Dunstable. LU5 5AW is located in the Houghton Regis West electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire and the English Parliamentary constituency of South West Bedfordshire. 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 July 1983.

LU5 5AW maps

LU5 5AW map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

LU5 5AW 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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LU5 5AW geodata

Easting	501545
Northing	223573
Latitude	51.901457
Longitude	-0.525492

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5AW?

Street	Portland Close
Locality	Townsend Industrial Estate
Town/City	Dunstable
Country	England
Postcode District	LU5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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LU5 5AW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5AW 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	Houghton Regis West
Constituency	South West Bedfordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LU5 5AW

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Millers Way	182m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Millers Way	182m
January 2024	Other crime	On or near Barleyfield Way	429m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5AW

Townsend Farm Road (Houghton Road)	Dunstable	97m
Portland Close (Townsend Farm Road)	Houghton Regis	124m
Townsend Farm Road (Houghton Road)	Dunstable	166m
Blackburn Road	Dunstable	167m
Blackburn Road	Dunstable	171m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5AW

Leagrave Station	4.6km

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LU5 5AW gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LU5 5AW by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	247,457
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	30,932
Median (kWh/meter)	28,318

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LU5 5AW, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in LU5 5AW.
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)
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Deprivation

35.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU5 5AW:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LU5 5AW (meters)

Georgina Service Station

22-36 High Street

204m

Wrap & Roll Snack Bar

1 Westbury Close

224m

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

High Street

280m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to LU5 5AW

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Townsend Road	18:30		121m
Cemetery Road	18:30	11:45	233m
Douglas Crescent	16:30	11:45	440m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5AW

Facility	Distance
Iron Bodies Gym Westbury Close, Townsend Industrial Estate, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Health and Fitness Gym	185m
Orchard Close Recreation Ground Orchard Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	378m
Thomas Whitehead Ce Academy Angels Lane, Angels Lane, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	562m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5AW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Houghton Regis Primary School St Michael's Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DH	Primary	238m
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy Angels Lane, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5HH	Primary	562m
All Saints Academy Dunstable Houghton Road, Dunstable, LU5 5AB	Secondary	659m

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LU5 5AW ITL and LU5 5AW 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 LU5 5AW:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLH	East
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLH2	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLH25	Central Bedfordshire
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000056	Central Bedfordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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LU5 5AW 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 LU5 5AW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088747
LSOA	E01017578	Central Bedfordshire 026A
MSOA	E02003644	Central Bedfordshire 026

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LU5 5AW

LU5 5BB	Townsend Terrace	62m
LU5 5BE	High Street	112m
LU5 5QH	Houghton Regis Trading Centre	125m
LU5 5BG	Freemans Close	137m
LU5 5FB	Millers Way	146m
LU5 5NE	Limestone Grove	154m
LU5 5BD	Mill Road	165m
LU5 5AZ	Alabaster Avenue	187m
LU5 5FA	Millers Way	194m
LU5 5GJ	Lake View	238m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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