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LU5 5RW lies on Chelsea Gardens in Houghton Regis, Dunstable. LU5 5RW 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 January 1980.

LU5 5RW maps

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

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LU5 5RW geodata

Easting502752
Northing224568
Latitude51.910179
Longitude-0.507659

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU5 5RW?

StreetChelsea Gardens
LocalityHoughton Regis
Town/CityDunstable
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictLU5

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LU5 5RW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU5 5RW 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 East
ConstituencySouth West Bedfordshire

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LU5 5RW

63, CHELSEA GARDENS, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5RW
2002
25 MAR
£78,000
18, CHELSEA GARDENS, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5RW
1999
31 MAR
£57,995

➜ 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 5RW

Hawthorn Park Lower School (Parkside Drive)Houghton Regis88m
Hawthorn Park Lower School (Parkside Drive)Houghton Regis98m
Chelsea Gardens (Parkside Drive)Houghton Regis158m
Chelsea Gardens (Parkside Drive)Houghton Regis174m
Bromley Gardens (Parkside Drive)Houghton Regis314m

Nearest railway stations to LU5 5RW

Leagrave Station3.4km

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Broadband

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

Download

Median download speed100.0Mbps
Average download speed103.6Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed2.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU5 5RW (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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LU5 5RW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)682,277
Meter count63
Mean (kWh/meter)10,830
Median (kWh/meter)10,456

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)260,677
Meter count64
Mean (kWh/meter)4,073
Median (kWh/meter)3,832

Deprivation

85.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU5 5RW:

Food Standards Agency

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

Houghton Regis Day Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
12 Parkside Drive
125m
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Hammersmith Gardens
349m
The Turkish Taste
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
4 Hillborough Crescent
354m

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Nearest post box to LU5 5RW

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
P O Hillborough Crescent17:0011:45363m
Neptune Square16:0011:30449m
Johnson Court16:0012:00494m

LU5 5RW ITL and LU5 5RW 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 5RW:

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

LU5 5RW 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 5RW:

CodeName
OAE00088853
LSOAE01017602Central Bedfordshire 025C
MSOAE02003642Central Bedfordshire 025

Nearest postcodes to LU5 5RW

LU5 5RLBromley Gardens109m
LU5 5RJBromley Gardens162m
LU5 5PJEnfield Close180m
LU5 5RNChelsea Gardens182m
LU5 5PWElm Park Close201m
LU5 5STConstable Close207m
LU5 5PNElm Park Close213m
LU5 5RTWestminster Gardens246m
LU5 5QGTrident Drive268m
LU5 5QQTrident Drive270m