LU5 5SX maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5SX lies on Gainsborough Drive in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5SX 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 5SX maps

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

LU5 5SX 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 5SX geodata

Easting	502755
Northing	224265
Latitude	51.907455
Longitude	-0.507706

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5SX?

Street	Gainsborough 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 5SX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5SX 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 5SX

14, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5SX 2017 10 AUG £171,000
14, GAINSBOROUGH DRIVE, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5SX 1998 4 SEP £36,950

➜ Houghton Regis house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LU5 5SX

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Gilpin Close	101m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Bridgeman Drive	169m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fensome Drive	487m
➜ Gainsborough Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5SX

Windsor Place (Windsor Drive)	Houghton Regis	171m
Windsor Place (Windsor Drive)	Houghton Regis	176m
Parkside Close (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	190m
Bromley Gardens (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	194m
Bromley Gardens (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	225m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5SX

Leagrave Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5SX

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

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	96.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	14.6Mbps
Average upload speed	10.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5SX (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 5SX

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5SX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	169,405
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,776
Median (kWh/meter)	6,303

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	99,806
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,327
Median (kWh/meter)	2,749

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Glance Art & Innovation

18 Constable Close

125m

Hawthorn Park Community Primary

Parkside Drive

363m

Houghton Regis Day Centre

12 Parkside Drive

363m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Johnson Court	16:00	12:00	319m
Brookfield Avenue	17:30	11:45	381m
Windsor Drive	16:00	12:00	416m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5SX

Facility	Distance
Parkside Drive Recreation Ground Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	365m
Moore Crescent Recreation Ground Moore Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	655m
Central Bedfordshire College (Houghton Regis) Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Health and Fitness Gym	709m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5SX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Hammersmith Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5RG	Primary	329m
Lime Tree Primary Academy Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5QN	Primary	432m
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire Kingsland Campus, Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX	Not applicable	743m

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Source: Edubase
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LU5 5SX ITL and LU5 5SX 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 5SX:

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 5SX 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 5SX:

	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 5SX

LU5 5SY	Turner Close	31m
LU5 5SJ	Lowry Drive	68m
LU5 5SU	Vanbrugh Drive	78m
LU5 5SN	Stubbs Close	115m
LU5 5SL	Gilpin Close	132m
LU5 5RH	Bloomsbury Gardens	135m
LU5 5RJ	Bromley Gardens	141m
LU5 5SW	Keaton Close	145m
LU5 5SS	Nash Close	145m
LU5 5ST	Constable Close	158m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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