The UK Postcode Database

LU5 5RU

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in January 1980
LU5 5RU 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 5RU

Westminster Gardens - 55 properties, USRN 35100230

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9106 / 51°54'38"N

Longitude: -0.5115 / 0°30'41"W

UTM Reference: 30U 671163 5754020

OS Easting: 502484

OS Northing: 224607

OS Grid: TL024246

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G4T.3JC

Mapcode Global: VHFRD.27YP

Open Location Code: 9C3XWF6Q+69

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91rv88

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6a3

  • Baseline UK
  • Challenged Communities
  • Younger Ethnic Minority Families in Flats

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 4979 / 32844

  • 2nd decile
  • much more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for LU5 5RU 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 5RU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LU5 5RU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 July 2024 98 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £310,000
7 October 2022 100 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £285,000
8 April 2022 88 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £280,000
28 May 2021 61 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £116,000
26 April 2019 77 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £206,500
3 September 2018 92 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
20 December 2017 111 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £245,000
4 August 2017 103 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £200,000
30 June 2016 86 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £195,000
20 May 2016 80 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £195,000
18 March 2016 72 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Flat/apartment Leasehold £120,000
29 January 2016 107 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £188,500
11 September 2015 84 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
26 June 2015 111 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £182,000
29 May 2015 98 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £170,000
22 May 2015 83 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £172,000
9 December 2010 107 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £138,000
31 March 2008 88 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £169,995
3 December 2007 111 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
21 September 2007 84 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £146,000
5 December 2006 100 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £139,000
10 October 2006 75 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Flat/apartment Leasehold £97,000
19 July 2006 72 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Flat/apartment Leasehold £98,000
26 January 2005 61 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £91,000
24 September 2004 105 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Semi-detached Freehold £124,995
31 March 2004 88 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £132,500
30 May 2003 82 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £127,995
28 February 2003 88 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £116,000
21 May 2002 72 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Flat/apartment Leasehold £52,995
10 May 2002 103 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £80,000
15 September 2000 92 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Semi-detached Freehold £57,000
14 July 2000 100 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £69,000
22 June 2000 93 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Semi-detached Freehold £66,000
31 January 2000 105 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Semi-detached Freehold £58,000
8 October 1999 85 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £60,000
6 August 1999 61 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £29,000
9 July 1999 79 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Semi-detached Freehold £64,000
19 June 1998 72 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Flat/apartment Leasehold £25,000
30 April 1998 84 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £50,000
6 October 1997 88 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £40,500
24 June 1997 92 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Semi-detached Freehold £48,000
4 April 1997 92 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Semi-detached Freehold £31,000
20 November 1996 80 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £40,000
10 May 1996 103 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £38,500
14 June 1995 111 Westminster Gardens, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5RU Semi-detached Freehold £54,000

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 5RU

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

MP

Alex Mayer Labour

Central Bedfordshire Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Houghton Regis East

Councillors

Chloe Alderman Labour

Pat Hamill Independent

Tracey McMahon Independent

LU5 5RU 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 5RU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088852 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017602 Central Bedfordshire 025C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003642 Central Bedfordshire 025 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012808 Houghton Regis Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2019 DLUHC
E05014412 Houghton Regis East 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
E33025739 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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