LU5 5RA maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5RA lies on Newbury Road in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5RA 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 5RA maps

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

LU5 5RA 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 5RA geodata

Easting	503256
Northing	224586
Latitude	51.910256
Longitude	-0.500304

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5RA?

Street	Newbury Road
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 5RA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5RA 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 5RA

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fensome Drive	360m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Bridgeman Drive	472m
July 2023	Other theft	On or near Bridgeman Drive	472m
➜ Newbury Road crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5RA

Dog And Duck (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	32m
Dog And Duck (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	96m
Utc Central Bedfordshire (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	480m
Utc Central Bedfordshire (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	483m
Hawthorn Park Lower School (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	499m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5RA

Leagrave Station	2.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5RA

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

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Median download speed	74.0Mbps
Average download speed	106.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	13.7Mbps
Average upload speed	14.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5RA (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 5RA

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5RA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	234,097
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,770
Median (kWh/meter)	12,581

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	120,169
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,462
Median (kWh/meter)	4,158

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

50.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU5 5RA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Nisa

1 Neptune Square

65m

La Bella Calabria Limited

100 Parkside Drive

76m

Craft Cabin

14 Cumbria Close

181m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Neptune Square	16:00	11:30	73m
P O Hillborough Crescent	17:00	11:45	751m
Wheatfield Court	17:30	12:15	798m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5RA

Facility	Distance
Parkside Drive Recreation Ground Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	248m
Central Bedfordshire College (Houghton Regis) Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Health and Fitness Gym	399m
Houghton Regis Leisure Centre Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	419m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5RA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lime Tree Primary Academy Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5QN	Primary	426m
Houstone School Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5PX	Secondary	430m
The Chiltern School Parkside Drive, Dunstable, LU5 5PX	Not applicable	525m

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LU5 5RA ITL and LU5 5RA 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 5RA:

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 5RA 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 5RA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088848
LSOA	E01017600	Central Bedfordshire 025A
MSOA	E02003642	Central Bedfordshire 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LU5 5RA

LU5 5RB	Hinton Walk	57m
LU5 5RS	Neptune Square	66m
LU5 5PT	Parkway	119m
LU5 5RD	Gillan Way	146m
LU5 5PU	Rose Walk	148m
LU5 5PZ	Kirton Way	157m
LU5 5QE	Dolphin Drive	176m
LU5 5RY	Cumbria Close	183m
LU5 5RF	Leaside	199m
LU5 5QF	Trident Drive	219m

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