LU5 5RQ maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5RQ 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 5RQ maps

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

LU5 5RQ 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 5RQ geodata

Easting	502524
Northing	224231
Latitude	51.907192
Longitude	-0.511072

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5RQ?

Country	England
Postcode District	LU5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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LU5 5RQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5RQ 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 5RQ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Gilpin Close	262m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Bridgeman Drive	400m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Gilpin Close	262m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5RQ

Bromley Gardens (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	61m
Bromley Gardens (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	106m
Parkside Close (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	115m
Johnson Court (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	139m
Windsor Place (Windsor Drive)	Houghton Regis	207m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5RQ

Leagrave Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5RQ

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

Download

Median download speed	85.0Mbps
Average download speed	71.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	3.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5RQ (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 5RQ

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5RQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	298,299
Meter count	55
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,424
Median (kWh/meter)	4,799

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Sharnbrook Lodge

17A Park Road North

184m

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

Hammersmith Gardens

236m

The Chequers

East End

293m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Johnson Court	16:00	12:00	92m
Brookfield Avenue	17:30	11:45	251m
Leafields	16:00	11:45	400m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5RQ

Facility	Distance
Moore Crescent Recreation Ground Moore Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	539m
Parkside Drive Recreation Ground Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	595m
Tithe Farm Road Recreation Ground Tithe Farm Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	700m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5RQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Hammersmith Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5RG	Primary	116m
Lime Tree Primary Academy Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5QN	Primary	557m
Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy Angels Lane, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5HH	Primary	702m

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Source: Edubase
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LU5 5RQ ITL and LU5 5RQ 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 5RQ:

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 5RQ 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 5RQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088843
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 5RQ

LU5 5TH	Parkside Drive	91m
LU5 5QP	Manning Court	92m
LU5 5RH	Bloomsbury Gardens	100m
LU5 5TZ	Parkside Close	124m
LU5 5QL	Parkside Drive	150m
LU5 5TS	Brookfield Avenue	161m
LU5 5TR	Brookfield Avenue	186m
LU5 5SQ	Windsor Place	190m
LU5 5LR	Sundon Road	193m
LU5 5LD	Park Road North	209m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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