LU5 5RL maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5RL lies on Bromley Gardens in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5RL 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 5RL maps

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

LU5 5RL 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 5RL geodata

Easting	502734
Northing	224461
Latitude	51.909220
Longitude	-0.507952

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is LU5 5RL?

Street	Bromley 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 5RL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5RL 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 5RL

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Bridgeman Drive	283m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Gilpin Close	297m
January 2024	Possession of weapons	On or near Police Station	444m
➜ Bromley Gardens crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5RL

Chelsea Gardens (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	170m
Chelsea Gardens (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	184m
Hawthorn Park Lower School (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	189m
Hawthorn Park Lower School (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	206m
Bromley Gardens (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	230m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5RL

Leagrave Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5RL

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

Download

Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	74.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	18.04Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5RL (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 5RL

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5RL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	712,424
Meter count	69
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,325
Median (kWh/meter)	10,614

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	279,847
Meter count	70
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,998
Median (kWh/meter)	3,372

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Glance Art & Innovation

18 Constable Close

159m

Hawthorn Park Community Primary

Parkside Drive

201m

Houghton Regis Day Centre

12 Parkside Drive

201m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Johnson Court	16:00	12:00	402m
P O Hillborough Crescent	17:00	11:45	451m
Neptune Square	16:00	11:30	493m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5RL

Facility	Distance
Parkside Drive Recreation Ground Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	367m
Central Bedfordshire College (Houghton Regis) Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Health and Fitness Gym	545m
Houghton Regis Academy Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	546m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5RL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lime Tree Primary Academy Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5QN	Primary	251m
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Hammersmith Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5RG	Primary	349m
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire Kingsland Campus, Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX	Not applicable	550m

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Source: Edubase
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LU5 5RL ITL and LU5 5RL 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 5RL:

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
Licence: Open Government Licence

LU5 5RL 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 5RL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088853
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 5RL

LU5 5RJ	Bromley Gardens	60m
LU5 5RW	Chelsea Gardens	109m
LU5 5RN	Chelsea Gardens	129m
LU5 5ST	Constable Close	140m
LU5 5SY	Turner Close	167m
LU5 5SU	Vanbrugh Drive	193m
LU5 5SX	Gainsborough Drive	197m
LU5 5SS	Nash Close	211m
LU5 5SJ	Lowry Drive	243m
LU5 5RH	Bloomsbury Gardens	253m

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