LU5 5BB maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5BB lies on Townsend Terrace in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5BB 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 October 1985.

LU5 5BB maps

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

LU5 5BB 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 5BB geodata

Easting	501493
Northing	223607
Latitude	51.901772
Longitude	-0.526238

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5BB?

Street	Townsend Terrace
Locality	Houghton Regis
Town/City	Dunstable
Country	England
Postcode District	LU5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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LU5 5BB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5BB 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 5BB

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Millers Way	123m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Millers Way	123m
January 2024	Other crime	On or near Barleyfield Way	388m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5BB

Townsend Farm Road (Houghton Road)	Dunstable	118m
Portland Close (Townsend Farm Road)	Houghton Regis	165m
Townsend Farm Road (Houghton Road)	Dunstable	184m
Blackburn Road	Dunstable	218m
Blackburn Road	Dunstable	223m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5BB

Leagrave Station	4.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5BB

Broadband access in LU5 5BB (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	16.7%

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

Broadband speed in LU5 5BB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	33.4Mbps
Average download speed	56.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.7Mbps
Average upload speed	6.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	18.91Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5BB (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5BB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	194,728
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,227
Median (kWh/meter)	14,637

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	48,052
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,339
Median (kWh/meter)	4,999

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

59.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU5 5BB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Georgina Service Station

22-36 High Street

196m

Houghton Regis Primary School

St Michaels Avenue

244m

Wrap & Roll Snack Bar

1 Westbury Close

284m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Townsend Road	18:30		164m
Cemetery Road	18:30	11:45	251m
Douglas Crescent	16:30	11:45	460m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5BB

Facility	Distance
Iron Bodies Gym Westbury Close, Townsend Industrial Estate, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Health and Fitness Gym	247m
Orchard Close Recreation Ground Orchard Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	436m
Thomas Whitehead Ce Academy Angels Lane, Angels Lane, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	564m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5BB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Houghton Regis Primary School St Michael's Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DH	Primary	195m
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy Angels Lane, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5HH	Primary	565m
All Saints Academy Dunstable Houghton Road, Dunstable, LU5 5AB	Secondary	671m

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Source: Edubase
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LU5 5BB ITL and LU5 5BB 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 5BB:

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 5BB 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 5BB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088731
LSOA	E01017579	Central Bedfordshire 026B
MSOA	E02003644	Central Bedfordshire 026

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LU5 5BB

LU5 5AW	Portland Close	62m
LU5 5BG	Freemans Close	75m
LU5 5BE	High Street	77m
LU5 5FB	Millers Way	98m
LU5 5BD	Mill Road	106m
LU5 5FA	Millers Way	133m
LU5 5NE	Limestone Grove	133m
LU5 5QH	Houghton Regis Trading Centre	154m
LU5 5AZ	Alabaster Avenue	186m
LU5 5FH	Millers Way	207m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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