Nearest top-rated: St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi
Safety24/100
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IMD crime decile 1/10 · live count unavailable
Data temporarily unavailable
Healthcare69/100
5GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 3/10 · 5 GP, 7 dentists, pharmacy 0.4 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE — 0.4 mi
Transport61/100
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 29 bus stops nearby
Green space79/100
22green spaces
IMD environment decile 8/10 · 21.2 ha total — largest park 5.9 ha (0.32 mi away)
Nearest: Houghton Regis Baptist Church — 0.1 mi
Amenities85/100
21supermarkets
21 supermarkets within 2 mi — Heron, Morrisons, Lidl, The Co-operative Group… — nearest 0.4 mi — library 0.4 mi
Nearest: Heron Houghton Regis — 0.4 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near LU5 5RG.
Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)
Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning
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Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
9µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
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<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseQuiet
50dB Lden
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
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<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices
Sold prices in LU5.
Average sold price by property type across the LU5 district, 2021–2026 — 4,370 sales.
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat
Detached£433k▼ 5.5%
Semi-detached£376k▲ 16.0%
Terraced£299k▲ 10.2%
Flat£185k▲ 4.5%
District-level averages (LU5) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).
About LU5 5RG
LU5 5RG scores 45/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and green space — with Heron Houghton Regis about 9 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.
In national context, LU5 5RG is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 4,979 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is moderate (IMD housing decile 5/10).
There are 35 schools within the typical catchment area, including 22 rated Good. The nearest school is St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (Ofsted: Good), about 2 minutes' walk away.
Healthcare access is good, with 5 GP surgeries and 7 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE, about 7 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 7 minutes' walk away.
There are no train or Tube stations near LU5 5RG. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 29 bus stops in the immediate area.
The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is low (about 50 dB Lden).
There are 22 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 21.2 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Houghton Regis Baptist Church, within a short walk. It also lies just beside a open access land (about 4 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.
There are 21 supermarkets in the wider area, including Heron, Morrisons, Lidl, The Co-operative Group and others. The nearest is Heron Houghton Regis, about 9 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 8 minutes' walk away.
Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore LU5 5RG on NestScope.
