LU5 6TA

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU5 6TB 38 m
LU5 6SZ 76 m
LU5 6SY 92 m
LU5 6JE 97 m
LU5 6SX 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU5 6TA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 6
Latitude
51.905964
Longitude
-0.530073
British National Grid easting
501,218
British National Grid northing
224,067

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

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
31, Rye Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6TA 16 December 2024 £507,494
37, Rye Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6TA 6 December 2024 £429,995
39, Rye Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6TA 6 December 2024 £429,995

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

    373 m
  2. Thomas Whitehead Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    628 m
  3. Tithe Farm Primary School

    Community school

    770 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,684
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 717
  • Anti social behaviour 241
  • Public order 125
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Vehicle crime 124

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

13

within 5 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    773 m

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    1.6 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    2.2 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    2.3 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    2.3 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    2.4 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    2.5 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    3.0 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81612

    4.0 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81040

    4.3 km

  • TODDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LUTON ROAD, TODDINGTON, DUNSTABLE, LU5 6DE

    ODS code E81034

    4.4 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    4.4 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    5.0 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

    0.2 miles
  • Roslyn Way

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.2 miles
  • Roslyn Way

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.2 miles
  • Bidwell Hill

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.3 miles
  • Bidwell Hill

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £447,495 from 14 recorded sales in LU5 6TA. 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 373 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,684 published events cover 12 months, averaging 140.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 717 events.

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