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LU1 1RY

Central · Luton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Luton
Ward
Central
Local authority
Luton
Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU1
Postcode sector
LU1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU1 1JB 29 m
LU1 1RN 30 m
LU1 1FR 35 m
LU1 1RT 60 m
LU1 1FH 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU1 1RY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU1
Postcode sector
LU1 1
Latitude
51.881467
Longitude
-0.420075
British National Grid easting
508,844
British National Grid northing
221,501

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Luton · E06000032
Electoral ward
Central · E05014739
Parish or community
E43000027
Westminster constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire · E14001346
Output area
E00079841
Lower layer super output area
Luton 023A · E01033803
Middle layer super output area
Luton 023 · E02006938

Postcode source versions

Explore LU1

Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cardigan Court, 11, Cardigan Street, Luton, LU1 1RY 7 September 2018 £170,000
Cardigan Court, 2, Cardigan Street, Luton, LU1 1RY 15 October 2003 £88,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
44
Secondary
11

  1. Rothesay Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    536 m

  2. Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)

    Other independent school

    554 m

  3. Dallow Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    627 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,127
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,613
  • Anti social behaviour 975
  • Shoplifting 894
  • Public order 750
  • Vehicle crime 749

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

18 female, 18 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
1.4
LU1 1 residents
15,981

Age bands in LU1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.4%

3,918 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.1%

2,862 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.1%

5,881 residents

Age 45 to 64
19%

3,183 residents

Age 65 and over
5.6%

934 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU1 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

22

within 5 km

  • LEA VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    9 MERSEY PLACE, LIVERPOOL ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1HH

    ODS code E81032

    203 m

  • BUTE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROVE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1RW

    ODS code E81048

    303 m

  • THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE

    14-16 CHAPEL STREET, LUTON, LU1 2SE

    ODS code Y02463

    508 m

  • BELL HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    163 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1BW

    ODS code E81005

    593 m

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    27 CASTLE STREET, LUTON, LU1 3AG

    ODS code E81013

    738 m

  • THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 WINDSOR STREET, LUTON, LU1 3UA

    ODS code E81073

    784 m

  • MALZEARD ROAD PRACTICE

    2A MALZEARD ROAD, LUTON, LU3 1BD

    ODS code E81631

    790 m

  • THE BLENHEIM MEDICAL CENTRE

    9 BLENHEIM CRESCENT, LUTON, LU3 1HA

    ODS code E81028

    1.3 km

  • CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    385 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8BY

    ODS code E81063

    1.7 km

  • KINGSWAY & BRAMINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    KINGSWAY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 385 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8BY

    ODS code Y02332

    1.7 km

  • WOODLAND AVENUE PRACTICE

    30 WOODLAND AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 1RW

    ODS code E81018

    1.9 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    473-475 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8DG

    ODS code E81016

    2.5 km

  • GARDENIA PRACTICE

    2A GARDENIA AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 2NS

    ODS code E81041

    2.8 km

  • DR PS BATH'S PRACTICE

    49 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81617

    2.8 km

  • STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE

    26 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81006

    2.8 km

  • NEVILLE ROAD SURGERY

    5 NEVILLE ROAD, LUTON, LU3 2JG

    ODS code E81633

    3.2 km

  • CADDINGTON SURGERY

    33 MANOR ROAD, CADDINGTON, LUTON, LU1 4EE

    ODS code E81069

    3.2 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    3.5 km

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    3.7 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Galaxy Centre

    BCT · Luton Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Galaxy Centre

    BCT · Luton Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Galaxy Centre

    BCT · Luton Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Galaxy Centre

    BCT · Luton Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Liverpool Road

    BCT · Luton Town Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Luton 023A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,464 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

75 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 11 secondary schools. Rothesay Nursery School is the nearest published school at 536 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

10,127 published events cover 12 months, averaging 843.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,613 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.