LU5 7BU

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU5 7BX 61 m
LU5 7DD 86 m
LU5 7BZ 93 m
LU5 7AR 96 m
LU5 7BW 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU5 7BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU5
Postcode sector
LU5 7
Latitude
51.917011
Longitude
-0.498363
British National Grid easting
503,374
British National Grid northing
225,340

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04012808
Output area
E00088847
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 025A · E01017600
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
65
Primary
40
Secondary
11
  1. The Chiltern School

    Community special school

    334 m
  2. Houstone School

    Free schools

    384 m
  3. The Academy of Central Bedfordshire

    Free schools alternative provision

    656 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,172
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 450
  • Anti social behaviour 198
  • Criminal damage and arson 110
  • Vehicle crime 97
  • Other theft 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

20

within 5 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    1.5 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    1.9 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    1.9 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81040

    2.0 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81612

    2.3 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    2.9 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    3.2 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    3.3 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    3.6 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    3.7 km

  • TODDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LUTON ROAD, TODDINGTON, DUNSTABLE, LU5 6DE

    ODS code E81034

    3.9 km

  • NEVILLE ROAD SURGERY

    5 NEVILLE ROAD, LUTON, LU3 2JG

    ODS code E81633

    4.0 km

  • GARDENIA PRACTICE

    2A GARDENIA AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 2NS

    ODS code E81041

    4.0 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    4.1 km

  • BARTON HILLS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E81632

    4.2 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    4.2 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    473-475 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8DG

    ODS code E81016

    4.3 km

  • WOODLAND AVENUE PRACTICE

    30 WOODLAND AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 1RW

    ODS code E81018

    4.9 km

  • CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    385 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8BY

    ODS code E81063

    4.9 km

  • KINGSWAY & BRAMINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02332

    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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wilkes Road

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.1 miles
  • Wilkes Road

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.1 miles
  • The Farmstead

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.2 miles
  • The Farmstead

    BCT · Houghton Regis

    0.2 miles
  • Linmere Park North

    BCT · Chalton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 025A, 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

19,470 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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

65 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 11 secondary schools. The Chiltern School is the nearest published school at 334 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,172 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 450 events.

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