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LU5 5FU

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 5UZ 91 m
LU5 5XE 148 m
LU5 5ZX 158 m
LU5 5UG 186 m
LU5 5UD 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU5 5FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 5
Latitude
51.901226
Longitude
-0.509341
British National Grid easting
502,655
British National Grid northing
223,569

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
E00088737
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 026D · E01017581
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 026 · E02003644

Postcode source versions

Explore LU5

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
38
Secondary
9

  1. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    761 m

  2. The Vale Academy

    Academy converter

    839 m

  3. Willow Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    920 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,832
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,087
  • Anti social behaviour 357
  • Shoplifting 255
  • Criminal damage and arson 211
  • Public order 181

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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    773 m

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    828 m

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    1.4 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    1.6 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    1.7 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    1.8 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    2.2 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    2.3 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81612

    2.6 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    3.0 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81040

    3.2 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    3.6 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    473-475 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8DG

    ODS code E81016

    4.1 km

  • GARDENIA PRACTICE

    2A GARDENIA AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 2NS

    ODS code E81041

    4.3 km

  • NEVILLE ROAD SURGERY

    5 NEVILLE ROAD, LUTON, LU3 2JG

    ODS code E81633

    4.6 km

  • CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    385 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8BY

    ODS code E81063

    4.8 km

  • KINGSWAY & BRAMINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    KINGSWAY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 385 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8BY

    ODS code Y02332

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Houghton Hall Business Park

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    238 m

  • Milton Way

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    321 m

  • Tennyson Avenue

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    344 m

  • Tennyson Avenue

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    350 m

  • Tudor Drive

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    375 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 026D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,972 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

60 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 761 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,832 published events cover 12 months, averaging 236 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,087 events.

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