LU5 5SL maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5SL lies on Gilpin Close in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5SL 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 October 1984.

LU5 5SL maps

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

LU5 5SL 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 5SL geodata

Easting	502788
Northing	224137
Latitude	51.906298
Longitude	-0.507264

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5SL?

Street	Gilpin Close
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 5SL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5SL 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LU5 5SL

11, GILPIN CLOSE, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5SL 2013 31 JUL £205,000
11, GILPIN CLOSE, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5SL 2004 8 OCT £185,000
11, GILPIN CLOSE, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5SL 1999 7 DEC £113,000
10, GILPIN CLOSE, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5SL 1999 16 AUG £102,500

➜ Houghton Regis house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LU5 5SL

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Gilpin Close	32m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Bridgeman Drive	177m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fensome Drive	461m
➜ Gilpin Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5SL

Windsor Place (Windsor Drive)	Houghton Regis	93m
Windsor Place (Windsor Drive)	Houghton Regis	107m
Parkside Close (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	184m
Bromley Gardens (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	267m
Tennyson Avenue (Windsor Drive)	Houghton Regis	298m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5SL

Leagrave Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5SL

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

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Median download speed	74.1Mbps
Average download speed	77.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	5.5Mbps
Average upload speed	8.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5SL (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 5SL

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5SL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	103,678
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,912
Median (kWh/meter)	7,041

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	30,820
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,802
Median (kWh/meter)	2,227

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

72.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU5 5SL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Glance Art & Innovation

18 Constable Close

220m

Sharnbrook Lodge

17A Park Road North

392m

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

Hammersmith Gardens

476m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Windsor Drive	16:00	12:00	284m
Brookfield Avenue	17:30	11:45	327m
Johnson Court	16:00	12:00	343m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5SL

Facility	Distance
Parkside Drive Recreation Ground Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	402m
Moore Crescent Recreation Ground Moore Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	570m
Central Bedfordshire College (Houghton Regis) Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Health and Fitness Gym	818m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5SL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Hammersmith Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5RG	Primary	394m
Lime Tree Primary Academy Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5QN	Primary	554m
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire Kingsland Campus, Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX	Not applicable	869m

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Source: Edubase
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LU5 5SL ITL and LU5 5SL 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 5SL:

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 5SL 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 5SL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088727
LSOA	E01017580	Central Bedfordshire 026C
MSOA	E02003644	Central Bedfordshire 026

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LU5 5SL

LU5 5SN	Stubbs Close	54m
LU5 5SJ	Lowry Drive	98m
LU5 5SQ	Windsor Place	109m
LU5 5SW	Keaton Close	109m
LU5 5SX	Gainsborough Drive	132m
LU5 5SU	Vanbrugh Drive	161m
LU5 5SY	Turner Close	163m
LU5 5SR	Bridgeman Drive	174m
LU5 5RH	Bloomsbury Gardens	190m
LU5 5TR	Brookfield Avenue	207m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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