LU5 5SU maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5SU lies on Vanbrugh Drive in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5SU 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 5SU maps

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

LU5 5SU 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 5SU geodata

Easting	502828
Northing	224293
Latitude	51.907693
Longitude	-0.506636

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5SU?

Street	Vanbrugh 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 5SU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5SU 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 5SU

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Bridgeman Drive	104m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Gilpin Close	136m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fensome Drive	417m
➜ Vanbrugh Drive crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5SU

Windsor Place (Windsor Drive)	Houghton Regis	229m
Windsor Place (Windsor Drive)	Houghton Regis	237m
Parkside Close (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	266m
Bromley Gardens (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	266m
Bromley Gardens (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	290m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5SU

Leagrave Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5SU

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

Download

Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	99.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	18.0Mbps
Average upload speed	13.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5SU (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 5SU

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5SU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	231,703
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,275
Median (kWh/meter)	6,075

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	73,938
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,550
Median (kWh/meter)	2,656

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Glance Art & Innovation

18 Constable Close

59m

Hawthorn Park Community Primary

Parkside Drive

319m

Houghton Regis Day Centre

12 Parkside Drive

319m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Johnson Court	16:00	12:00	397m
Windsor Drive	16:00	12:00	435m
Brookfield Avenue	17:30	11:45	452m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5SU

Facility	Distance
Parkside Drive Recreation Ground Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	287m
Central Bedfordshire College (Houghton Regis) Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Health and Fitness Gym	657m
Houghton Regis Leisure Centre Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	686m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5SU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lime Tree Primary Academy Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5QN	Primary	395m
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Hammersmith Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5RG	Primary	401m
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire Kingsland Campus, Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX	Not applicable	713m

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Source: Edubase
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LU5 5SU ITL and LU5 5SU 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 5SU:

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 5SU 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 5SU:

	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 5SU

LU5 5SJ	Lowry Drive	63m
LU5 5SS	Nash Close	67m
LU5 5SX	Gainsborough Drive	78m
LU5 5SY	Turner Close	79m
LU5 5ST	Constable Close	98m
LU5 5SW	Keaton Close	112m
LU5 5SN	Stubbs Close	118m
LU5 5SR	Bridgeman Drive	129m
LU5 5RJ	Bromley Gardens	133m
LU5 5SL	Gilpin Close	161m

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