LU5 5LJ maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5LJ lies on Woodlands Avenue in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5LJ 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 5LJ maps

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

LU5 5LJ 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 5LJ geodata

Easting	502332
Northing	223965
Latitude	51.904836
Longitude	-0.513941

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5LJ?

Street	Woodlands Avenue
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 5LJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5LJ 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 5LJ

7, WOODLANDS AVENUE, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5LJ 2006 6 OCT £190,000
28, WOODLANDS AVENUE, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5LJ 1998 16 OCT £69,000
7, WOODLANDS AVENUE, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5LJ 1997 25 JUL £79,000

➜ 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 5LJ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	330m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	330m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	330m
➜ Woodlands Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5LJ

Woodlands Avenue (Park Road North)	Houghton Regis	96m
Woodlands Avenue (Park Road North)	Houghton Regis	122m
Drury Lane (The Green)	Houghton Regis	138m
Drury Lane (The Green)	Houghton Regis	145m
Johnson Court (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	217m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5LJ

Leagrave Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5LJ

Broadband access in LU5 5LJ (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 5LJ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	102.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5LJ (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 5LJ

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5LJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	669,633
Meter count	46
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,557
Median (kWh/meter)	14,330

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	192,909
Meter count	46
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,194
Median (kWh/meter)	3,589

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

62.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU5 5LJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Chequers

East End

122m

The Crown

East End

122m

Sharnbrook Lodge

17A Park Road North

148m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Brookfield Avenue	17:30	11:45	170m
Johnson Court	16:00	12:00	243m
Clarkes Way The Green	17:15	12:00	280m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5LJ

Facility	Distance
Moore Crescent Recreation Ground Moore Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	277m
Thomas Whitehead Ce Academy Angels Lane, Angels Lane, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	494m
Iron Bodies Gym Westbury Close, Townsend Industrial Estate, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Health and Fitness Gym	833m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5LJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Hammersmith Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5RG	Primary	343m
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy Angels Lane, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5HH	Primary	493m
Tithe Farm Primary School Tithe Farm Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5JB	Primary	851m

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Source: Edubase
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LU5 5LJ ITL and LU5 5LJ 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 5LJ:

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 5LJ 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 5LJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088729
LSOA	E01017581	Central Bedfordshire 026D
MSOA	E02003644	Central Bedfordshire 026

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LU5 5LJ

LU5 5LB	East End	116m
LU5 5LD	Park Road North	122m
LU5 5GZ	Moore Crescent	145m
LU5 5LE	Park Road North	150m
LU5 5NA	Tavistock Place	156m
LU5 5LA	East End	160m
LU5 5TS	Brookfield Avenue	188m
LU5 5FS	Brambles Edge	206m
LU5 5DY	The Green	211m
LU5 5DX	The Green	212m

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