Postcode LU5 4HJ (Central Bedfordshire)

Map showing LU5 4HJ and nearby postcodes

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

LU5 4HJ 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 4HJ as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Delayed retirement.

The closest road name to LU5 4HJ is Dorchester Close which is centered 56 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Church Street and is 147 m away. The closest railway station is Leagrave Rail Station, 4.63 km away.

The closest primary school to LU5 4HJ (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 4HJ is The Red Lion and is 9.32 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 10.72 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 121.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.1 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 2.1 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LU5 4HJ 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 4HJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Dorchester Close 56 m
Kingscroft Avenue 103 m
Vernon Place 157 m
Kingsbury Court 171 m
Queensway 180 m
Kingsway 191 m
Church Close 204 m
Court Drive 208 m
Church Walk 208 m
The Mall 263 m
Bernard Close 269 m
Manchester Place 284 m
Eleanor's Cross 289 m
Church Street 296 m
Matthew Street 328 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LU5 4HJ

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 4HJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Central Bedfordshire College Requires improvement
(January 28, 2022)
326 m
St George's School Good
(October 5, 2017)
434 m
Priory Academy Good
(June 14, 2017)
533 m
Dunstable Icknield Lower School Outstanding
(May 26, 2011)
590 m
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School Good
(February 3, 2022)
797 m
Watling Lower School Good
(February 21, 2019)
838 m
Oneschool Global Dunstable 1.07 km
All Saints Academy Dunstable Requires improvement
(May 24, 2019)
1.14 km
Queensbury Academy Good
(September 14, 2017)
1.22 km
Hadrian Academy Good
(January 25, 2018)
1.26 km
Beecroft Academy Good
(May 24, 2017)
1.31 km
The Vale Academy Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.41 km
Lark Rise Academy Outstanding
(December 18, 2013)
1.42 km
Ardley Hill Academy Requires improvement
(April 25, 2018)
1.43 km
Lancot School Good
(July 18, 2018)
1.45 km
St. Augustine's Academy Good
(June 13, 2018)
1.48 km
Weatherfield Academy Good
(November 22, 2017)
1.52 km
Houghton Regis Primary School Good
(May 9, 2019)
1.85 km
St Christophers Academy Good
(September 27, 2019)
1.89 km
Thomas Whitehead CofE Academy Special Measures
(September 23, 2021)
2.01 km

Nearby Food

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

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

Nearby Travel Links

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

Church Street Bus Stop/Station 147 m
Church Street Bus Stop/Station 147 m
Church Street Bus Stop/Station 169 m
The Quadrant Bus Stop/Station 187 m
Asda Bus Stop/Station 199 m
High Street North Taxi Rank 208 m
Albion Street Taxi Rank 301 m
West Street Taxi Rank 348 m
Leagrave Rail Station Rail 4.63 km
Leagrave Rail Station Rail 4.69 km
London Luton Airport Air 9.94 km
Cambridge Airport Air 59.35 km

Nearby Nature

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

Stipers Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.48 km
The Green Woodland Or Forest 1.81 km
Grove Spring Woodland Or Forest 1.93 km
Skimpot Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Dame Ellen's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.5 km
Little John's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.71 km
Stanner's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.74 km
Twentynine Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.83 km
Slough Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.97 km
Castlecroft Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.99 km
Bidwell Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.02 km
Thirty Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.21 km
Thorn Spring Woodland Or Forest 3.26 km
Allcroft Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.36 km
Sallowspring Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.56 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 56.4 Mbps 121.8 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.1 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% 12.7 1.7
30-300 Mbps 0% 76 10.9
300+ Mbps 100% 460 36

Gas Consumption

28 meters consuming 379,875 kWh - mean 13,567 kWh : median 11,148 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LU5 4HJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.88788900
Longitude -0.51979000
OS Easting 501968
OS Northing 0222072
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