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LU5 5FY

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 5GD 89 m
LU5 5FW 93 m
LU5 5FZ 95 m
LU5 5UT 113 m
LU5 5GH 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU5 5FY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 5
Latitude
51.905518
Longitude
-0.501828
British National Grid easting
503,162
British National Grid northing
224,057

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
E00177192
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 026C · E01017580
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
63
Primary
41
Secondary
9

  1. Lime Tree Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    708 m

  2. Chantry Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    735 m

  3. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    773 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,286
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 943
  • Anti social behaviour 334
  • Criminal damage and arson 180
  • Public order 152
  • Vehicle crime 150

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
76

43 female, 33 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
3.8
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 0.4% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

20

within 5 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    326 m

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    1.1 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    1.2 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81612

    2.1 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    2.1 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    2.4 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81040

    2.5 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    2.5 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    2.5 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    2.9 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    3.0 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    3.1 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    473-475 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8DG

    ODS code E81016

    3.8 km

  • GARDENIA PRACTICE

    2A GARDENIA AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 2NS

    ODS code E81041

    3.9 km

  • NEVILLE ROAD SURGERY

    5 NEVILLE ROAD, LUTON, LU3 2JG

    ODS code E81633

    4.0 km

  • CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    385 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8BY

    ODS code E81063

    4.5 km

  • KINGSWAY & BRAMINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02332

    4.5 km

  • WOODLAND AVENUE PRACTICE

    30 WOODLAND AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 1RW

    ODS code E81018

    4.7 km

  • BARTON HILLS MEDICAL GROUP

    THE SURGERY, WHITEHORSE VALE, BARTON HILLS, LUTON, LU3 4AD

    ODS code E81632

    4.7 km

  • TODDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LUTON ROAD, TODDINGTON, DUNSTABLE, LU5 6DE

    ODS code E81034

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Copperfields

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.2 miles

  • Copperfields

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.2 miles

  • Tomlinson Avenue Junction

    BCT · Lewsey Farm

    0.2 miles

  • Tennyson Avenue

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.2 miles

  • Tudor Drive

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 026C, 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

13,032 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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
2
Low risk addresses
18
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

63 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 9 secondary schools. Lime Tree Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 708 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,286 published events cover 12 months, averaging 190.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 943 events.

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