LU5 5SZ maps, stats, and open data

LU5 5SZ 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 April 1986.

LU5 5SZ maps

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

LU5 5SZ 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 5SZ geodata

Easting	503181
Northing	224627
Latitude	51.910630
Longitude	-0.501407

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5SZ?

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

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5SZ 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 5SZ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fensome Drive	405m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Bridgeman Drive	456m
July 2023	Other theft	On or near Bridgeman Drive	456m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5SZ

Dog And Duck (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	20m
Dog And Duck (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	54m
Utc Central Bedfordshire (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	395m
Utc Central Bedfordshire (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	399m
Hawthorn Park Lower School (Parkside Drive)	Houghton Regis	420m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5SZ

Leagrave Station	3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU5 5SZ

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

Download

Median download speed	18.5Mbps
Average download speed	53.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.24Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5SZ (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 5SZ

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5SZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	59,113
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,389
Median (kWh/meter)	6,680

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	14,652
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,093
Median (kWh/meter)	2,357

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

79% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU5 5SZ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Nisa

1 Neptune Square

40m

La Bella Calabria Limited

100 Parkside Drive

126m

Craft Cabin

14 Cumbria Close

223m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Neptune Square	16:00	11:30	16m
P O Hillborough Crescent	17:00	11:45	666m
Windsor Drive	16:00	12:00	840m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU5 5SZ

Facility	Distance
Parkside Drive Recreation Ground Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Grass Pitches	246m
Central Bedfordshire College (Houghton Regis) Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Health and Fitness Gym	326m
Houghton Regis Leisure Centre Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	348m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU5 5SZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lime Tree Primary Academy Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5QN	Primary	344m
Houstone School Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5PX	Secondary	382m
The Chiltern School Parkside Drive, Dunstable, LU5 5PX	Not applicable	474m

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Source: Edubase
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LU5 5SZ ITL and LU5 5SZ 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 5SZ:

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 5SZ 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 5SZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088840
LSOA	E01017601	Central Bedfordshire 025B
MSOA	E02003642	Central Bedfordshire 025

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LU5 5SZ

LU5 5RS	Neptune Square	31m
LU5 5RA	Newbury Road	85m
LU5 5PU	Rose Walk	121m
LU5 5PT	Parkway	128m
LU5 5RB	Hinton Walk	129m
LU5 5QF	Trident Drive	144m
LU5 5QE	Dolphin Drive	150m
LU5 5PS	Linmere Walk	155m
LU5 5QG	Trident Drive	190m
LU5 5PR	Grangeway	196m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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