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LU5 5AY

Houghton Regis West · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Houghton Regis West
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU5 5AZ 0 m
LU5 5YJ 49 m
LU5 5GJ 52 m
LU5 5NE 68 m
LU5 5QW 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU5 5AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 5
Latitude
51.900284
Longitude
-0.527410
British National Grid easting
501,414
British National Grid northing
223,439

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Houghton Regis West · E05014413
Parish or community
E04012808
Westminster constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard · E14001206
Output area
E00088738
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 026A · E01017578
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 026 · E02003644

Postcode source versions

Explore LU5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
32
Secondary
8

  1. Houghton Regis Primary School

    Community school

    369 m

  2. All Saints Academy Dunstable

    Academy sponsor led

    487 m

  3. Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    747 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,470
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 925
  • Anti social behaviour 319
  • Shoplifting 203
  • Public order 180
  • Vehicle crime 176

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LU5 5 residents
18,581

Age bands in LU5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.8%

3,830 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

2,055 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.2%

5,363 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

4,722 residents

Age 65 and over
13.1%

2,403 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    851 m

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

    GROVE VIEW INTEGRATED, COURT DRIVE, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4JD

    ODS code E81014

    981 m

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    1.6 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

    EASTGATE HOUSE, 28-34 CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RU

    ODS code E81635

    1.7 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    1.7 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    1.9 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

    60 WHEATFIELD ROAD, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0SY

    ODS code E81008

    2.0 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    2.8 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

    THE SURGERY, 30 THE GREEN, HOCKWELL RING, LUTON, LU4 9NN

    ODS code E81612

    3.8 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    4.2 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    SUNDON PARK HC, 142-144 SUNDON PARK ROAD, SUNDON PARK, LUTON, LU3 3AH

    ODS code E81040

    4.3 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Townsend Farm Road

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.0 miles

  • Portland Close

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.1 miles

  • Townsend Farm Road

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • Mayer Way

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • Blackburn Road

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 026A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,785 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Houghton Regis Primary School is the nearest published school at 369 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,470 published events cover 12 months, averaging 205.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 925 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.