LU5 5RF maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5RF lies on Leaside in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5RF 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 5RF maps

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

LU5 5RF 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 5RF geodata

Easting	503452
Northing	224549
Latitude	51.909879
Longitude	-0.497492

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5RF?

Street	Leaside
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 5RF Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5RF 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 5RF

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fensome Drive	386m
June 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Fensome Drive	386m
May 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Fensome Drive	386m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5RF

Dog And Duck (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	230m
Dog And Duck (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	287m
Wheatfield Road Layby (Wheatfield Road)	Lewsey Farm	626m
Gelding Close (Pastures Way)	Lewsey Park	637m
Wheatfield Road Layby (Wheatfield Road)	Lewsey Farm	638m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5RF

Leagrave Station	2.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5RF

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

Download

Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	96.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	8.7Mbps
Average upload speed	7.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	12.14Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5RF (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 5RF

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5RF gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	244,686
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,639
Median (kWh/meter)	9,274

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	77,258
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,359
Median (kWh/meter)	3,123

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

La Bella Calabria Limited

100 Parkside Drive

218m

Nisa

1 Neptune Square

262m

Craft Cabin

14 Cumbria Close

264m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Neptune Square	16:00	11:30	267m
Wheatfield Court	17:30	12:15	758m
Kestrel Way	17:30	12:15	780m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5RF

Facility	Distance
Parkside Drive Recreation Ground Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	388m
Central Bedfordshire College (Houghton Regis) Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Health and Fitness Gym	558m
Houstone School Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches	570m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5RF

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Houstone School Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5PX	Secondary	534m
Lime Tree Primary Academy Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5QN	Primary	626m
The Chiltern School Parkside Drive, Dunstable, LU5 5PX	Not applicable	631m

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Source: Edubase
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LU5 5RF ITL and LU5 5RF 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 5RF:

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 5RF 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 5RF:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088838
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 5RF

LU5 5RR	Long Meadow	111m
LU5 5PZ	Kirton Way	116m
LU5 5RE	Fareham Way	129m
LU5 5RD	Gillan Way	144m
LU5 5RB	Hinton Walk	155m
LU5 5RP	Fenwick Road	191m
LU5 5RA	Newbury Road	199m
LU5 5PT	Parkway	226m
LU5 5RY	Cumbria Close	247m
LU5 5RX	Burford Walk	251m

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