LU5 5GD maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5GD lies on Richmond Drive in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5GD 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 May 2011.

LU5 5GD maps

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

LU5 5GD 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 5GD geodata

Easting	503251
Northing	224064
Latitude	51.905557
Longitude	-0.500558

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is LU5 5GD?

Street	Richmond Drive
Locality	Houghton Regis
Town/City	Dunstable
Country	England
Postcode District	LU5
➜ LU5 open data dashboard ➜ See where LU5 is on a map ➜ Where is Houghton Regis?

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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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LU5 5GD Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5GD 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
Licence: Open Government Licence

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LU5 5GD

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fensome Drive	162m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Bridgeman Drive	378m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Gilpin Close	484m
➜ Richmond Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5GD

Tomlinson Avenue Junction (Wheatfield Road)	Lewsey Farm	295m
Copperfields (Tudor Drive)	Houghton Regis	300m
Copperfields (Tudor Drive)	Houghton Regis	302m
Tomlinson Avenue Junction (Tomlinson Avenue)	Lewsey Farm	311m
Tomlinson Avenue Junction (Wheatfield Road)	Lewsey Farm	312m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5GD

Leagrave Station	2.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5GD

Broadband access in LU5 5GD (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in LU5 5GD (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	22.4Mbps
Average download speed	22.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	38.59Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.3Mbps
Average upload speed	4.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5GD (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 5GD

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5GD gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	143,860
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,138
Median (kWh/meter)	4,042

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	81,654
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,916
Median (kWh/meter)	2,454

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

72.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU5 5GD:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Really Awesome Coffee - Dunstable

Houghton Hall Visitors Centre

97m

Craft Cabin

14 Cumbria Close

346m

Guru Nanak Wellbeing Club

161-161B Dunstable Road

434m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to LU5 5GD

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wheatfield Court	17:30	12:15	293m
Windsor Drive	16:00	12:00	457m
Marlin Road	17:30	12:15	486m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5GD

Facility	Distance
Parkside Drive Recreation Ground Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	368m
Chantry Primary Academy Tomlinson Avenue, Luton Grass Pitches	674m
Central Bedfordshire College (Houghton Regis) Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Health and Fitness Gym	880m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5GD

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Chantry Primary Academy Tomlinson Avenue, Luton, LU4 0QP	Primary	673m
Lime Tree Primary Academy Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5QN	Primary	746m
Southfield Primary Academy Pastures Way, Luton, LU4 0PE	Primary	769m

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Source: Edubase
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LU5 5GD ITL and LU5 5GD 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 5GD:

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 5GD 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 5GD:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088728
LSOA	E01017580	Central Bedfordshire 026C
MSOA	E02003644	Central Bedfordshire 026

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LU5 5GD

LU5 5FZ	Richmond Drive	48m
LU5 5FW	Holyrood Drive	98m
LU5 5SD	Conway Close	142m
LU5 5UP	Sandringham Drive	165m
LU5 5SF	Fensome Drive	177m
LU5 5SE	Conway Close	194m
LU5 5RZ	Rosedale	195m
LU5 5SH	Fensome Drive	196m
LU5 5SB	Conway Close	251m
LU5 5TF	Evans Close	273m

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