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LU5 5DG lies on Orchard Close in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5DG is located in the Houghton Regis West 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 1980.

LU5 5DG maps

LU5 5DG map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
LU5 5DG map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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LU5 5DG geodata

Easting501861
Northing223349
Latitude51.899394
Longitude-0.520942

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5DG?

StreetOrchard Close
LocalityHoughton Regis
Town/CityDunstable
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictLU5

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LU5 5DG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5DG as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation130m427ft

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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Politics

WardHoughton Regis West
ConstituencySouth West Bedfordshire

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LU5 5DG

2015
19 JUN
£222,000
2004
10 JUN
£168,000
2002
4 MAR
£98,500
10, ORCHARD CLOSE, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5DG
2000
14 JUN
£120,000

➜ Houghton Regis house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU5 5DG

Blackburn RoadDunstable270m
Blackburn RoadDunstable277m
Portland Close (Townsend Farm Road)Houghton Regis336m
Townsend Farm Road (Houghton Road)Dunstable391m
Townsend Farm Road (Houghton Road)Dunstable396m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5DG

Leagrave Station4.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in LU5 5DG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in LU5 5DG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed77.5Mbps
Average download speed110.6Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.9Mbps
Average upload speed7.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed13.12Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5DG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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LU5 5DG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)160,932
Meter count13
Mean (kWh/meter)12,379
Median (kWh/meter)11,514

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)64,230
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)6,423
Median (kWh/meter)3,861

Deprivation

35.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU5 5DG:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LU5 5DG (metres)

Snakes and Ladders
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Unit 9
285m
OCS Group UK Limited
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Poplars Ward and Townsend Court
390m
Townsend Day Care Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
The Townsend Centre
393m

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Nearest post box to LU5 5DG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Townsend Road18:30330m
Cemetery Road18:3011:45425m
Douglas Crescent16:3011:45490m

LU5 5DG ITL and LU5 5DG 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 5DG:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLHEast
ITL 2 CodeName
TLH2Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLH25Central Bedfordshire
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000056Central Bedfordshire

LU5 5DG 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 5DG:

CodeName
OAE00088736
LSOAE01017578Central Bedfordshire 026A
MSOAE02003644Central Bedfordshire 026

Nearest postcodes to LU5 5DG

LU5 5DACemetery Road104m
LU5 5DBDunstable Road121m
LU5 5DFCemetery Road192m
LU5 5BQBlackburn Road239m
LU5 5DECemetery Road244m
LU5 5TAFoster Avenue249m
LU5 5BPCumberland Street268m
LU5 5BUManor Park279m
LU5 5BZCemetery Road306m
LU5 5BXManor Park306m