Postcode LU5 4HD (Central Bedfordshire)

Map showing LU5 4HD and nearby postcodes

The postcode LU5 4HD is located in Central Bedfordshire It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LU5 4HD is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LU5 4HD is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.7 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of LU5 4HD as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Delayed retirement.

The closest road name to LU5 4HD is Bernard Close which is centered 71 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Priory View and is 211 m away. The closest railway station is Leagrave Rail Station, 4.43 km away.

The closest primary school to LU5 4HD (for ages 11 and under) is St George's School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 5, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is All Saints Academy Dunstable. The last OFSTED inspection on May 24, 2019 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of LU5 4HD is The Red Lion and is 9.42 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on January 13, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sizzling Dutch Pot Ltd and is 10.59 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 128.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LU5 4HD is covered by the Bedfordshire police force association and Bedfordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to LU5 4HD and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LU5 4HD, and the approximate distance away.

Bernard Close 71 m
Fauna Field 90 m
Bagshawe Way 129 m
Church Street 139 m
Kingsbury Court 154 m
Kingscroft Avenue 159 m
The Mall 169 m
Kingsway 180 m
Dorchester Close 186 m
Tilling Green 196 m
Dukeminster Road 210 m
Church Close 226 m
Priory Road 237 m
Church Walk 267 m
St Peters Road 285 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LU5 4HD

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from LU5 4HD - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St George's School Good
(October 5, 2017)
305 m
Central Bedfordshire College Requires improvement
(January 28, 2022)
344 m
Priory Academy Good
(June 14, 2017)
448 m
Dunstable Icknield Lower School Outstanding
(May 26, 2011)
747 m
Watling Lower School Good
(February 21, 2019)
865 m
Oneschool Global Dunstable 871 m
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School Good
(February 3, 2022)
1 km
Hadrian Academy Good
(January 25, 2018)
1.07 km
The Vale Academy Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.23 km
All Saints Academy Dunstable Requires improvement
(May 24, 2019)
1.27 km
St. Augustine's Academy Good
(June 13, 2018)
1.32 km
Queensbury Academy Good
(September 14, 2017)
1.35 km
Ardley Hill Academy Requires improvement
(April 25, 2018)
1.42 km
Lark Rise Academy Outstanding
(December 18, 2013)
1.49 km
Beecroft Academy Good
(May 24, 2017)
1.52 km
Lancot School Good
(July 18, 2018)
1.66 km
St Christophers Academy Good
(September 27, 2019)
1.68 km
Weatherfield Academy Good
(November 22, 2017)
1.73 km
Houghton Regis Primary School Good
(May 9, 2019)
1.9 km
The Chalk Hills Academy Good
(May 9, 2018)
2 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LU5 4HD - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hill Farm Finest Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 15, 2020
8.73 km
The Red Lion Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 13, 2020
9.42 km
Barton Bowls Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
10.51 km
Barton Rovers Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
10.51 km
Meedou Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 3, 2021
10.51 km
Stocks Golf Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 29, 2020
10.54 km
Sizzling Dutch Pot Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
10.59 km
The Royal Oak Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
August 10, 2021
10.59 km
Paris House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 3, 2020
10.61 km
Cafe Goa Goan Indian Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 1, 2021
10.62 km
A Plant Prescription Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 17, 2022
10.62 km
Mill House Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 10, 2022
10.62 km
Wok n Go Oriental Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
August 12, 2021
10.62 km
Arnold Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 29, 2020
10.67 km
Baan Thai Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
August 18, 2021
10.74 km
Co-operative Group Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 4
Good
September 4, 2018
10.74 km
Roger's Bakery Retailers - other 4
Good
November 11, 2019
10.74 km
The Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 19, 2019
10.74 km
The Pudding Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 13, 2019
10.74 km
Passage to India Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 27, 2019
10.77 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LU5 4HD - Data from Apr 2022

Priory View Bus Stop/Station 211 m
Priory View Bus Stop/Station 234 m
Church Street Bus Stop/Station 241 m
Church Street Bus Stop/Station 247 m
Central Bedfordshire College Bus Stop/Station 254 m
High Street North Taxi Rank 401 m
Dunstable Square Taxi Rank 427 m
Albion Street Taxi Rank 507 m
Leagrave Rail Station Rail 4.43 km
Leagrave Rail Station Rail 4.49 km
London Luton Airport Air 9.73 km
Cambridge Airport Air 59.17 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LU5 4HD - Data from Dec 2021

Stipers Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.42 km
Grove Spring Woodland Or Forest 1.74 km
The Green Woodland Or Forest 1.78 km
Skimpot Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.28 km
Dame Ellen's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.33 km
Stanner's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.53 km
Little John's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.54 km
Twentynine Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.64 km
Castlecroft Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.81 km
Slough Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.01 km
Thirty Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.03 km
Bidwell Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.09 km
Thorn Spring Woodland Or Forest 3.35 km
Allcroft Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.39 km
Sallowspring Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.66 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LU5 4HD - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 128.4 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 19.3 Mbps 17.4 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 110 15.7
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

25 meters consuming 504,742 kWh - mean 20,190 kWh : median 18,968 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

26 meters consuming 140,996 kWh - mean 5,423 kWh : median 4,577 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LU5 4HD - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.88797500
Longitude -0.51666300
OS Easting 502183
OS Northing 0222086
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
14341
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Bedfordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
South West Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward Dunstable-Icknield
Local Authority District Central Bedfordshire
Region / Government Office Region East of England
European Electoral Region Eastern
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East Midlands
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Bedfordshire and Luton

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000056
Travel To Work Area Luton

NHS

NHS England Region East of England
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Bedfordshire
Cancer Alliance East of England - South
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
East of England
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Delayed retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Luton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Dunstable BUASD
Workplace Zone E33025764
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Central Bedfordshire 029
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Central Bedfordshire 029E
Output Area / Small Area 5B1