LU5 6SQ

Houghton Regis West · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU5 6SP 48 m
LU5 6SS 48 m
LU5 6SU 91 m
LU5 6SW 101 m
LU5 6SN 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU5 6SQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 6
Latitude
51.904338
Longitude
-0.533048
British National Grid easting
501,017
British National Grid northing
223,882

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04012808
Output area
E00177131
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
49
Primary
30
Secondary
8
  1. Houghton Regis Primary School

    Community school

    470 m
  2. Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    846 m
  3. All Saints Academy Dunstable

    Academy sponsor led

    944 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,604
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 686
  • Anti social behaviour 221
  • Vehicle crime 126
  • Public order 124
  • Criminal damage and arson 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LU5 6 residents
8,707

Age bands in LU5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

1,618 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

887 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,255 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,438 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

1,653 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.

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

12

within 5 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    991 m

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    1.6 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    2.2 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    2.2 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    2.2 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    2.4 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    2.4 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    3.2 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81612

    4.2 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81040

    4.5 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    4.6 km

  • TODDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LUTON ROAD, TODDINGTON, DUNSTABLE, LU5 6DE

    ODS code E81034

    4.6 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

  • Straw Bank

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.0 miles
  • Townsend Farm Road

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.4 miles
  • Townsend Farm Road

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.4 miles
  • Harebell Gardens

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.4 miles
  • Harebell Gardens

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.4 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.

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
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

49 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. Houghton Regis Primary School is the nearest published school at 470 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,604 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 686 events.

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