The UK Postcode Database

LU5 5AZ

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in June 2012
LU5 5AZ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with LU5 5AZ

Alabaster Avenue - 23 properties, USRN 6000164

Houghton Road - 1 property, USRN 35102160

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9003 / 51°54'1"N

Longitude: -0.5274 / 0°31'38"W

UTM Reference: 30U 670109 5752836

OS Easting: 501414

OS Northing: 223439

OS Grid: TL014234

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G4S.ZCW

Mapcode Global: VHFRC.TH1L

Open Location Code: 9C3XWF2F+42

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91rv66

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 5AZ on Wednesday 22 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:24
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:26
Sunrise 05:09
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:07
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 21:50
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 22:52
Hours of daylight today04:39 to 21:37
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:37 to 04:41
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises 14:26
Moon sets 22:49

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

Residential Property Sales in LU5 5AZ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 March 2024 8 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £282,000
16 December 2022 9 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Semi-detached Freehold £255,000
8 April 2022 16 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £243,000
29 June 2020 6 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £242,500
27 January 2020 16 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £220,000
26 October 2018 4 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £250,000
15 October 2018 12 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £255,000
30 August 2018 17 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £312,000
17 August 2018 3 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £278,000
3 November 2017 5 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £290,000
6 October 2017 18 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £300,000
4 September 2017 10 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £235,000
25 August 2017 10 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £240,000
12 June 2017 20 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Semi-detached Freehold £309,000
19 May 2016 8 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £220,000
6 May 2015 22 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £257,000
20 March 2015 5 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £212,500
29 November 2013 17 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £234,995
28 November 2013 21 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £241,995
30 October 2013 15 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £239,995
30 September 2013 19 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £239,995
26 July 2013 11 Alabaster Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5AZ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £244,995

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 5AZ

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 5AZ 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 5AZ

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
E63011236 Houghton Regis 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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