The UK Postcode Database

LU5 5SP

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in January 1991
LU5 5SP Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with LU5 5SP

Hammersmith Close - 28 properties, USRN 35100164

East Hill Road - 1 property, USRN 35100155

Leafields - 1 property, USRN 35100179

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.909 / 51°54'32"N

Longitude: -0.5135 / 0°30'48"W

UTM Reference: 30U 671030 5753837

OS Easting: 502348

OS Northing: 224427

OS Grid: TL023244

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G4T.8Z2

Mapcode Global: VHFRD.18VX

Open Location Code: 9C3XWF5P+HH

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 5SP 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 5SP, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LU5 5SP

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
19 May 2017 4 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
9 January 2015 7 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Flat/apartment Leasehold £49,600
4 October 2013 14 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Semi-detached Freehold £140,500
29 July 2010 6 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Semi-detached Leasehold £40,000
10 August 2007 17 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Semi-detached Leasehold £76,850
17 May 2005 27 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £74,200
27 October 2004 6 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Semi-detached Leasehold £38,400
9 July 2004 21 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Flat/apartment Leasehold £68,900
1 August 2003 27 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £66,250
14 September 2001 8 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Flat/apartment Leasehold £26,240
30 November 2000 26 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Semi-detached Leasehold £41,340
18 September 1998 19 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Flat/apartment Leasehold £49,000
15 May 1998 8 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Flat/apartment Leasehold £19,750
19 September 1997 2 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Flat/apartment Leasehold £17,280
25 April 1997 7 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Flat/apartment Leasehold £21,500
31 January 1997 15 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Flat/apartment Leasehold £29,000
1 April 1996 24 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Semi-detached Leasehold £25,000
21 December 1995 4 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Semi-detached Freehold £11,053
28 July 1995 27 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £29,000
31 March 1995 21 Hammersmith Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5SP Flat/apartment Leasehold £27,500

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 5SP

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 5SP 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 5SP

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088842 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

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