LU5 5SF maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5SF lies on Fensome Drive in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5SF 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 1983.

LU5 5SF maps

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

LU5 5SF 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 5SF geodata

Easting	503240
Northing	224241
Latitude	51.907150
Longitude	-0.500665

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5SF?

Street	Fensome Drive
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 5SF Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5SF 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 5SF

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fensome Drive	15m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Bridgeman Drive	317m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Gilpin Close	468m
➜ Fensome Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5SF

Dog And Duck (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	360m
Dog And Duck (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	410m
Copperfields (Tudor Drive)	Houghton Regis	442m
Copperfields (Tudor Drive)	Houghton Regis	447m
Tomlinson Avenue Junction (Wheatfield Road)	Lewsey Farm	455m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5SF

Leagrave Station	2.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5SF

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

Download

Median download speed	33.6Mbps
Average download speed	73.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	1.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.28Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5SF (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 5SF

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5SF gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	404,898
Meter count	42
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,640
Median (kWh/meter)	8,921

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	206,118
Meter count	50
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,122
Median (kWh/meter)	2,955

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Craft Cabin

14 Cumbria Close

168m

Really Awesome Coffee - Dunstable

Houghton Hall Visitors Centre

272m

La Bella Calabria Limited

100 Parkside Drive

273m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Neptune Square	16:00	11:30	390m
Wheatfield Court	17:30	12:15	463m
Windsor Drive	16:00	12:00	552m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5SF

Facility	Distance
Parkside Drive Recreation Ground Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	213m
Central Bedfordshire College (Houghton Regis) Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Health and Fitness Gym	707m
Houghton Regis Leisure Centre Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	732m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5SF

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lime Tree Primary Academy Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5QN	Primary	599m
Houstone School Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5PX	Secondary	770m
Chantry Primary Academy Tomlinson Avenue, Luton, LU4 0QP	Primary	812m

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Source: Edubase
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LU5 5SF ITL and LU5 5SF 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 5SF:

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 5SF 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 5SF:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088839
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 5SF

LU5 5RZ	Rosedale	28m
LU5 5SH	Fensome Drive	70m
LU5 5SE	Conway Close	90m
LU5 5SA	Henley Close	129m
LU5 5SB	Conway Close	141m
LU5 5SD	Conway Close	143m
LU5 5RY	Cumbria Close	163m
LU5 5GD	Richmond Drive	177m
LU5 5RP	Fenwick Road	208m
LU5 5FZ	Richmond Drive	225m

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