LU5 5BJ maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5BJ lies on High Street in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5BJ 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 January 1980.

LU5 5BJ maps

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

LU5 5BJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

LU5 5BJ geodata

Easting	501733
Northing	223828
Latitude	51.903715
Longitude	-0.522685

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5BJ?

Street	High Street
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 5BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5BJ 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LU5 5BJ

74 - 76, HIGH STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5BJ 2012 15 MAY £121,000
70, HIGH STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5BJ 2010 5 OCT £292,500
PRECISION HOUSE, 88, HIGH STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5BJ 2004 15 NOV £265,000
52, HIGH STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5BJ 1997 24 APR £80,000

➜ Houghton Regis house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LU5 5BJ

January 2024	Other crime	On or near Barleyfield Way	318m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	324m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	324m
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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5BJ

Morrisons (High Street)	Houghton Regis	35m
Morrisons (High Street)	Houghton Regis	42m
High Street	Houghton Regis	94m
St Michaels Avenue (Bedford Road)	Houghton Regis	142m
All Saints Church (Bedford Road)	Houghton Regis	143m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5BJ

Leagrave Station	4.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5BJ

Broadband access in LU5 5BJ (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	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in LU5 5BJ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	56.1Mbps
Average download speed	69.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	13.1Mbps
Average upload speed	11.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5BJ (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 LU5 5BJ

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5BJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	197,867
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,489
Median (kWh/meter)	16,846

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	34,721
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,858
Median (kWh/meter)	3,550

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Lady Spencer House

52 High Street

The Kings Arms

High Street

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

High Street

60m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Cemetery Road	18:30	11:45	89m
Bidwell Hill	16:15	11:30	242m
Post Office Bedford Square	17:30	11:45	271m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5BJ

Facility	Distance
Thomas Whitehead Ce Academy Angels Lane, Angels Lane, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	247m
Iron Bodies Gym Westbury Close, Townsend Industrial Estate, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Health and Fitness Gym	386m
Orchard Close Recreation Ground Orchard Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	569m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy Angels Lane, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5HH	Primary	247m
Houghton Regis Primary School St Michael's Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5DH	Primary	254m
Tithe Farm Primary School Tithe Farm Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5JB	Primary	777m

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Source: Edubase
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LU5 5BJ ITL and LU5 5BJ 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 5BJ:

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 5BJ 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 5BJ:

	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 5BJ

LU5 5QR	Roman Gardens	86m
LU5 5QS	Bedford Road	120m
LU5 5DP	Watling Place	128m
LU5 5BT	Queen Street	142m
LU5 5DQ	The Lindens	188m
LU5 5BW	Cumberland Street	189m
LU5 5BZ	Cemetery Road	190m
LU5 5DW	St Michaels Avenue	195m
LU5 5QH	Houghton Regis Trading Centre	197m
LU5 5DL	Bedford Road	205m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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