LU5 5JZ

Houghton Regis East · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU5 5JQ 111 m
LU5 5JH 127 m
LU5 5JG 130 m
LU5 5JJ 133 m
LU5 5JL 178 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU5 5JZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 5
Latitude
51.913309
Longitude
-0.518464
British National Grid easting
502,000
British National Grid northing
224,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04012808
Output area
E00088925
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 025D · E01017618
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 025 · E02003642

Postcode source versions

Explore LU5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
34
Secondary
10
  1. Tithe Farm Primary School

    Community school

    375 m
  2. Thornhill Primary School

    Community school

    714 m
  3. St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    741 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,798
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 726
  • Anti social behaviour 278
  • Criminal damage and arson 158
  • Public order 130
  • Vehicle crime 130

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    836 m

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    1.8 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    2.4 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    2.6 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    2.9 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    3.0 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    3.2 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81612

    3.3 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    3.4 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81040

    3.4 km

  • TODDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LUTON ROAD, TODDINGTON, DUNSTABLE, LU5 6DE

    ODS code E81034

    3.7 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    3.9 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Recreation Road

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.1 miles
  • Recreation Road

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.1 miles
  • Tithe Farm Lower School

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.2 miles
  • Tithe Farm Lower School

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.3 miles
  • Recreation Road East

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 025D, 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

10,615 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

56 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 10 secondary schools. Tithe Farm Primary School is the nearest published school at 375 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,798 published events cover 12 months, averaging 149.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 726 events.

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