LU5 5QE maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5QE lies on Dolphin Drive in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5QE is located in the Houghton Regis East 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 5QE maps

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

LU5 5QE 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 5QE geodata

Easting	503102
Northing	224500
Latitude	51.909503
Longitude	-0.502593

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is LU5 5QE?

Street	Dolphin Drive
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 5QE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5QE 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 East
Constituency	South West Bedfordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LU5 5QE

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Bridgeman Drive	307m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fensome Drive	307m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Gilpin Close	465m
➜ Dolphin Drive crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5QE

Dog And Duck (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	161m
Dog And Duck (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	167m
Hawthorn Park Lower School (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	377m
Hawthorn Park Lower School (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	412m
Utc Central Bedfordshire (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	438m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5QE

Leagrave Station	3.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5QE

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

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	80.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.76Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5QE (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 5QE

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5QE gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	522,563
Meter count	55
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,501
Median (kWh/meter)	9,019

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	202,553
Meter count	57
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,554
Median (kWh/meter)	2,970

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

79% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU5 5QE:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Nisa

1 Neptune Square

126m

La Bella Calabria Limited

100 Parkside Drive

135m

Craft Cabin

14 Cumbria Close

155m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Neptune Square	16:00	11:30	160m
P O Hillborough Crescent	17:00	11:45	658m
Windsor Drive	16:00	12:00	692m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5QE

Facility	Distance
Parkside Drive Recreation Ground Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	103m
Central Bedfordshire College (Houghton Regis) Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Health and Fitness Gym	423m
Houghton Regis Leisure Centre Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	449m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5QE

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lime Tree Primary Academy Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5QN	Primary	321m
Houstone School Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5PX	Secondary	515m
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire Kingsland Campus, Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX	Not applicable	584m

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Source: Edubase
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LU5 5QE ITL and LU5 5QE 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 5QE:

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 5QE 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 5QE:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088840
LSOA	E01017601	Central Bedfordshire 025B
MSOA	E02003642	Central Bedfordshire 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LU5 5QE

LU5 5QF	Trident Drive	126m
LU5 5RS	Neptune Square	132m
LU5 5RA	Newbury Road	176m
LU5 5RY	Cumbria Close	179m
LU5 5SA	Henley Close	183m
LU5 5QG	Trident Drive	205m
LU5 5RB	Hinton Walk	233m
LU5 5RD	Gillan Way	237m
LU5 5SH	Fensome Drive	267m
LU5 5PU	Rose Walk	270m

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