LU5 5RH maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5RH lies on Bloomsbury Gardens in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5RH 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 5RH maps

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

LU5 5RH 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 5RH geodata

Easting	502624
Northing	224233
Latitude	51.907191
Longitude	-0.509619

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5RH?

Street	Bloomsbury Gardens
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 5RH Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5RH 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 5RH

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Gilpin Close	168m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Bridgeman Drive	300m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Gilpin Close	168m
➜ Bloomsbury Gardens crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5RH

Bromley Gardens (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	77m
Parkside Close (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	86m
Bromley Gardens (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	132m
Windsor Place (Windsor Drive)	Houghton Regis	144m
Windsor Place (Windsor Drive)	Houghton Regis	151m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5RH

Leagrave Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5RH

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

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	103.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.30Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5RH (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 5RH

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5RH gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	635,295
Meter count	59
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,768
Median (kWh/meter)	10,725

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	181,894
Meter count	59
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,083
Median (kWh/meter)	2,890

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

85.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU5 5RH:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Glance Art & Innovation

18 Constable Close

251m

Sharnbrook Lodge

17A Park Road North

263m

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

Hammersmith Gardens

291m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Johnson Court	16:00	12:00	184m
Brookfield Avenue	17:30	11:45	280m
Windsor Drive	16:00	12:00	434m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5RH

Facility	Distance
Parkside Drive Recreation Ground Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	499m
Moore Crescent Recreation Ground Moore Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	569m
Tithe Farm Road Recreation Ground Tithe Farm Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	741m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5RH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Hammersmith Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5RG	Primary	207m
Lime Tree Primary Academy Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5QN	Primary	505m
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire Kingsland Campus, Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX	Not applicable	795m

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Source: Edubase
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LU5 5RH ITL and LU5 5RH 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 5RH:

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 5RH 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 5RH:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088845
LSOA	E01017602	Central Bedfordshire 025C
MSOA	E02003642	Central Bedfordshire 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LU5 5RH

LU5 5SQ	Windsor Place	124m
LU5 5TZ	Parkside Close	130m
LU5 5SX	Gainsborough Drive	135m
LU5 5SY	Turner Close	140m
LU5 5TH	Parkside Drive	172m
LU5 5TR	Brookfield Avenue	175m
LU5 5SL	Gilpin Close	190m
LU5 5SJ	Lowry Drive	190m
LU5 5QP	Manning Court	191m
LU5 5TS	Brookfield Avenue	211m

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