LU5 6FW

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in July 2017

LU5 6FW	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 6FW

Orpington Rise - 41 properties, USRN 6000433

Gressingham Meadow - 1 property, USRN 6000439

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9099 / 51°54'35"N

Longitude: -0.5236 / 0°31'25"W

UTM Reference: 30U 670332 5753919

OS Easting: 501652

OS Northing: 224518

OS Grid: TL016245

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G4T.6F9

Mapcode Global: VHFRC.W815

Open Location Code: 9C3XWF5G+XG

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91rv78

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 5a3

Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
Outer Suburbs
Young Suburban Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 6572 / 32844

3rd decile
more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for LU5 6FW 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 today	04:38 to 21:38
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:38 to 04:39
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises	13:10
Moon sets	22:33

For a full sun and moon calendar for LU5 6FW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LU5 6FW

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
30 May 2024	21 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Detached	Freehold	£407,500
10 November 2023	30 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Detached	Freehold	£360,000
14 August 2023	14 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£308,500
11 August 2023	8 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£307,500
3 December 2021	28 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£336,000
26 March 2021	23 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£130,000
6 April 2018	1 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Detached	Freehold	£467,000
28 March 2018	2 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£375,000
15 March 2018	4 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Detached	Freehold	£375,000
2 March 2018	5 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Detached	Freehold	£455,000
1 March 2018	3 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Detached	Freehold	£457,500
23 February 2018	9 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Detached	Freehold	£440,000
23 February 2018	7 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Detached	Freehold	£452,500
23 February 2018	11 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Detached	Freehold	£373,000
14 December 2017	19 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£385,000
14 December 2017	6 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Detached	Freehold	£365,000
14 December 2017	15 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Detached	Freehold	£435,000
8 December 2017	12 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£282,500
8 December 2017	8 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£282,500
8 December 2017	17 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£385,000
4 December 2017	10 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£282,500
4 December 2017	14 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£282,500
24 November 2017	16 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£306,500
24 November 2017	20 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£267,500
24 November 2017	18 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£300,000
21 November 2017	24 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Detached	Freehold	£450,000
20 November 2017	22 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£265,000
3 November 2017	21 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Detached	Freehold	£355,000
20 October 2017	26 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£300,000
20 October 2017	28 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£292,500
29 September 2017	30 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Detached	Freehold	£305,000
30 June 2017	32 Orpington Rise, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 6FW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£292,500

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 6FW

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 6FW 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 6FW

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00088935		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00177086		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	21 March 2021	ONS
E01017618	Central Bedfordshire 025D	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
E33025740		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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