LU5 5BD

Houghton Regis West · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dunstable
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU5 5BG 61 m
LU5 5FA 73 m
LU5 5BE 82 m
LU5 5BB 106 m
LU5 5FB 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU5 5BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 5
Latitude
51.902582
Longitude
-0.527044
British National Grid easting
501,434
British National Grid northing
223,695

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04012808
Output area
E00088731
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 026B · E01017579
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 026 · E02003644

Postcode source versions

Explore LU5

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1a, Mill Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5BD 17 December 2024 £360,000
34, Mill Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5BD 10 November 2023 £348,000
12, Mill Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5BD 28 January 2022 £340,000

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

    116 m
  2. Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    543 m
  3. All Saints Academy Dunstable

    Academy sponsor led

    740 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,254
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 900
  • Anti social behaviour 328
  • Vehicle crime 170
  • Public order 160
  • Criminal damage and arson 158

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
97

44 female, 53 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU5 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    668 m

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    1.2 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    1.9 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    1.9 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    2.0 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    2.0 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    2.2 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

    4.2 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    4.8 km

  • TODDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LUTON ROAD, TODDINGTON, DUNSTABLE, LU5 6DE

    ODS code E81034

    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

    0.1 miles
  • Townsend Farm Road

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles
  • Portland Close

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.2 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.2 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 026B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,766 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £348,000 from 3 recorded sales in LU5 5BD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Central Bedfordshire is £356,453 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Houghton Regis Primary School is the nearest published school at 116 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,254 published events cover 12 months, averaging 187.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 900 events.

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