The UK Postcode Database

LU5 5BU

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in January 1980
LU5 5BU 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 5BU

Manor Park - 38 properties, USRN 35100186

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9017 / 51°54'6"N

Longitude: -0.5193 / 0°31'9"W

UTM Reference: 30U 670659 5753013

OS Easting: 501966

OS Northing: 223607

OS Grid: TL019236

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G4T.MJ6

Mapcode Global: VHFRC.YG9H

Open Location Code: 9C3XWF2J+M7

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91rv76

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Terraces in Transitional Towns

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 12425 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for LU5 5BU on Tuesday 21 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:22
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:24
Sunrise 05:08
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:08
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 21:52
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 22:54
Hours of daylight today04:38 to 21:38
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:38 to 04:39
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises 13:09
Moon sets 22:33

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

Residential Property Sales in LU5 5BU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
18 October 2023 55 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £325,000
20 September 2023 13 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £400,000
20 September 2023 23 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £317,500
24 July 2023 19 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £355,000
7 October 2022 49 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £380,000
23 September 2022 7 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Detached Freehold £375,000
25 April 2019 3 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £255,000
7 September 2018 33 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £345,000
15 December 2017 5 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Detached Freehold £285,000
26 September 2017 45 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £240,000
14 August 2015 9 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £245,000
27 March 2015 23 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £185,000
14 March 2014 7 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Detached Freehold £162,000
31 January 2014 51 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £213,000
31 January 2014 53 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
31 January 2014 13 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £217,000
23 March 2012 9 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Detached Freehold £173,000
16 September 2011 53 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
14 May 2010 7 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Detached Freehold £140,000
30 November 2006 5 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Detached Freehold £167,500
1 November 2006 33 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £145,000
1 December 2005 1 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £159,995
15 July 2005 9 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
20 September 2004 13 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £167,000
20 July 2004 1 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £130,000
19 September 2002 25 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £99,000
30 November 2001 5 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Detached Freehold £105,000
31 August 2001 9 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £82,500
3 November 2000 57 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £72,000
21 July 2000 25 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £79,000
20 April 2000 39 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £73,500
3 March 2000 33 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £59,995
30 July 1997 41 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £57,000
25 July 1997 25 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £48,000
7 November 1996 21 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £59,000
24 March 1995 57 Manor Park, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5BU Semi-detached Freehold £53,000

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 5BU

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 5BU 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 5BU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088732 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017581 Central Bedfordshire 026D 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
E33025746 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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