The UK Postcode Database

LU5 5AS

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in January 1980
LU5 5AS Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with LU5 5AS

Douglas Crescent - 49 properties, USRN 35100151

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8967 / 51°53'48"N

Longitude: -0.5264 / 0°31'35"W

UTM Reference: 30U 670193 5752437

OS Easting: 501492

OS Northing: 223038

OS Grid: TL014230

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G4Z.5Q6

Mapcode Global: VHFRC.TLLC

Open Location Code: 9C3XVFWF+MC

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91rv65

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 6c2

  • Baseline UK
  • Multicultural Inner Suburbs
  • Semi-Detached Family Renters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 20772 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for LU5 5AS on Friday 5 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:46
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:58
Sunrise 04:45
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:00
Sunset 21:15
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:02
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:14
Hours of daylight today04:15 to 21:45
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:45 to 04:14
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:11
Moon Rises 23:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for LU5 5AS, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LU5 5AS

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
15 March 2024 81 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £383,000
23 June 2023 37 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £320,000
21 June 2023 71 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £370,000
11 April 2022 33 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £358,000
24 January 2022 35 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £325,000
26 November 2021 11 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £310,000
13 August 2021 45 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £270,000
2 March 2021 5 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £302,500
13 November 2020 29 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £310,000
20 March 2020 83 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £265,000
30 August 2019 17 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £265,000
2 August 2019 65 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £350,000
31 May 2019 9 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £230,000
21 January 2019 11 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £235,000
10 March 2017 45 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
6 October 2015 73 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £260,000
1 September 2014 39 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £219,950
18 July 2014 59 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £224,950
9 September 2013 61 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £230,000
19 July 2013 89 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
5 August 2011 23 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £136,000
18 March 2011 61 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £234,000
24 September 2010 81 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £172,499
22 April 2009 35 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £182,500
7 March 2008 5 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
21 September 2007 93 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £198,000
14 September 2007 59 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £203,000
14 June 2007 65 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £230,000
5 February 2007 2a Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
30 January 2006 91 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £179,000
29 July 2005 55 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £173,000
13 July 2005 39 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £163,000
13 May 2005 71 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £180,500
13 January 2005 73 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
1 October 2004 75 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
5 April 2004 2a Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £146,000
30 January 2004 5 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
2 June 2003 2a Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £144,500
20 September 2002 57 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Detached Freehold £135,000
18 February 2002 2a Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £114,000
10 May 2001 41 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £107,000
4 May 2001 65 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £136,000
27 April 2001 17 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £90,000
7 February 2001 13 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £86,500
11 November 1999 15 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
29 October 1999 61 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Detached Freehold £96,950
30 September 1999 87 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £89,995
27 August 1999 51 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £78,500
16 July 1999 11 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £64,995
16 July 1999 55 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £68,500
30 June 1999 35 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
21 June 1999 53 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £77,000
5 October 1998 91 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £83,500
19 August 1998 41 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £83,500
31 July 1998 31 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £78,500
9 January 1998 1 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,500
31 October 1997 67 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £71,950
31 October 1997 41 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £77,250
24 May 1995 21 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £53,000
26 March 1995 53 Douglas Crescent, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AS Semi-detached Freehold £69,995

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for LU5 5AS

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

MP

Alex Mayer Labour

Central Bedfordshire Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Houghton Regis West

Councillors

Yvonne Farrell Liberal Democrats

Susan Goodchild Liberal Democrats

LU5 5AS also falls within the Civil Parish of Houghton Regis, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LU5 5AS

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088738 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017578 Central Bedfordshire 026A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003644 Central Bedfordshire 026 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012808 Houghton Regis Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2019 DLUHC
E05014413 Houghton Regis West Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E06000056 Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001206 Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000026 Bedfordshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000237 Luton Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33025745 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000057 South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000249 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000024 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E63011288 Dunstable Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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