Postcode LU5 5TE (Central Bedfordshire)

Map showing LU5 5TE and nearby postcodes

The postcode LU5 5TE is located in Central Bedfordshire It was introduced in January 1993 and is an active postcode. LU5 5TE is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LU5 5TE is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.5 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 5TE as Multicultural metropolitans > Rented family living > Social renting young families.

The closest road name to LU5 5TE is Copperfields Close which is centered 30 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Tennyson Avenue and is 56 m away. The closest railway station is Leagrave Rail Station, 3.19 km away.

The closest primary school to LU5 5TE (for ages 11 and under) is Hawthorn Park Community Primary. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Chalk Hills Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on May 9, 2018 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of LU5 5TE is The Red Lion and is 8.44 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 8.71 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 75.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 95.3% 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 1.3 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LU5 5TE 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 5TE and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LU5 5TE, and the approximate distance away.

Copperfields Close 30 m
Evans Close 94 m
Tudor Drive 121 m
Windsor Drive 127 m
St James Close 140 m
Sandringham Drive 172 m
Tennyson Avenue 178 m
Kensington Close 180 m
Milton Way 217 m
Halley's Way 220 m
Kingsland Close 222 m
Balmoral Road 274 m
Holyrood Drive 303 m
A5505 306 m
Longbrooke 317 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LU5 5TE

Introduction January 1993
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 5TE - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hawthorn Park Community Primary 764 m
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 801 m
Chantry Primary Academy Good
(March 13, 2018)
827 m
The Vale Academy Good
(October 17, 2017)
990 m
Thomas Whitehead CofE Academy Special Measures
(September 23, 2021)
1.09 km
The Chiltern School Good
(October 11, 2017)
1.1 km
Houghton Regis Academy Special Measures
(January 24, 2019)
1.1 km
Hadrian Academy Good
(January 25, 2018)
1.16 km
The Chalk Hills Academy Good
(May 9, 2018)
1.2 km
St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School Good
(December 5, 2018)
1.28 km
Tithe Farm Primary School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.32 km
Oneschool Global Dunstable 1.36 km
Southfield Primary School 1.38 km
Thornhill Primary School Good
(November 27, 2019)
1.46 km
Houghton Regis Primary School Good
(May 9, 2019)
1.48 km
St Christophers Academy Good
(September 27, 2019)
1.54 km
Central Bedfordshire College Requires improvement
(January 28, 2022)
1.72 km
Ferrars Junior School Good
(June 8, 2017)
1.88 km
The Ferrars Academy Good
(May 18, 2017)
1.89 km
All Saints Academy Dunstable Requires improvement
(May 24, 2019)
1.89 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LU5 5TE - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hill Farm Finest Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 15, 2020
8.07 km
The Red Lion Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 13, 2020
8.44 km
Barton Bowls Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
8.63 km
Barton Rovers Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
8.63 km
Meedou Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 3, 2021
8.63 km
Sizzling Dutch Pot Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
8.71 km
The Royal Oak Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
August 10, 2021
8.71 km
B W Deacon Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 14, 2021
8.71 km
A Plant Prescription Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 17, 2022
8.72 km
Mill House Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 10, 2022
8.72 km
Wok n Go Oriental Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
August 12, 2021
8.72 km
Cafe Goa Goan Indian Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 1, 2021
8.74 km
The Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 19, 2021
8.78 km
Westoning Lower School School/college/university 4
Good
October 20, 2021
8.78 km
Arnold Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 29, 2020
8.81 km
Baan Thai Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
August 18, 2021
8.86 km
Co-operative Group Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 4
Good
September 4, 2018
8.86 km
Roger's Bakery Retailers - other 4
Good
November 11, 2019
8.86 km
The Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 19, 2019
8.86 km
The Pudding Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 13, 2019
8.86 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LU5 5TE - Data from Apr 2022

Tennyson Avenue Bus Stop/Station 56 m
Tennyson Avenue Bus Stop/Station 95 m
Copperfields Bus Stop/Station 100 m
Copperfields Bus Stop/Station 108 m
Tudor Drive Bus Stop/Station 110 m
The Green Taxi Rank 891 m
High Street North Taxi Rank 2.23 km
Albion Street Taxi Rank 2.28 km
Leagrave Rail Station Rail 3.19 km
Leagrave Rail Station Rail 3.24 km
London Luton Airport Air 9.27 km
Cambridge Airport Air 57.48 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LU5 5TE - Data from Dec 2021

The Green Woodland Or Forest 785 m
Bidwell Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
Skimpot Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.61 km
Grove Spring Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km
Grove Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.71 km
Thorn Spring Woodland Or Forest 2.73 km
Stanner's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.77 km
Stipers Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.15 km
Twentynine Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.26 km
Dame Ellen's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.3 km
Great Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.41 km
Warrenmore Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.48 km
Little John's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.53 km
Castlecroft Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.65 km
Thirty Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.66 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LU5 5TE - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 56.9 Mbps 75.7 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.3 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% 15.4 1
30-300 Mbps 4.7% 77.2 13.4
300+ Mbps 95.3% 331 36

Gas Consumption

39 meters consuming 336,477 kWh - mean 8,628 kWh : median 8,756 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

43 meters consuming 145,995 kWh - mean 3,395 kWh : median 2,520 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LU5 5TE - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.90367100
Longitude -0.50501100
OS Easting 502949
OS Northing 0223848
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
9424
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Bedfordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
South West Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward Houghton Hall
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: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Rented family living
Subgroup: Social renting young families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Luton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Houghton Regis BUASD
Workplace Zone E33025746
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Central Bedfordshire 026
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Central Bedfordshire 026C
Output Area / Small Area 4A1