LU1 3LU

South · Luton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Luton
Ward
South
Local authority
Luton
Postcode district
LU1
Postcode sector
LU1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU1 3BA 117 m
LU1 3PE 212 m
LU1 3PG 216 m
LU1 3NE 333 m
LU1 3NB 335 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU1 3LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU1
Postcode sector
LU1 3
Latitude
51.865325
Longitude
-0.409297
British National Grid easting
509,625
British National Grid northing
219,722

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Luton · E06000032
Electoral ward
South · E05014750
Parish or community
E43000027
Output area
E00079831
Lower layer super output area
Luton 021E · E01015793
Middle layer super output area
Luton 021 · E02003278

Postcode source versions

Explore LU1

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
200, Capability Green, Luton, LU1 3LU 4 August 2025 £2,750,000
251, Capability Green, Luton, LU1 3LU 8 July 2025 £112,020
729, Capability Green, Luton, LU1 3LU 18 September 2024 £775,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
35
Secondary
7
  1. Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street)

    Community school

    360 m
  2. Avenue Centre for Education

    Pupil referral unit

    404 m
  3. Oakwood Primary School

    Other independent school

    637 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,702
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,220
  • Vehicle crime 355
  • Anti social behaviour 348
  • Shoplifting 317
  • Other theft 306

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LU1 3 residents
11,784

Age bands in LU1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

2,200 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.3%

1,791 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.3%

4,121 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.3%

2,490 residents

Age 65 and over
9.2%

1,071 residents

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+
95.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Gigabit-capable
95.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
95.2%
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

17

within 5 km

  • THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 WINDSOR STREET, LUTON, LU1 3UA

    ODS code E81073

    1.2 km

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    27 CASTLE STREET, LUTON, LU1 3AG

    ODS code E81013

    1.2 km

  • THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE

    14-16 CHAPEL STREET, LUTON, LU1 2SE

    ODS code Y02463

    1.4 km

  • BUTE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROVE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1RW

    ODS code E81048

    1.9 km

  • LEA VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81032

    2.0 km

  • BELL HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    163 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1BW

    ODS code E81005

    2.4 km

  • MALZEARD ROAD PRACTICE

    2A MALZEARD ROAD, LUTON, LU3 1BD

    ODS code E81631

    2.7 km

  • THE BLENHEIM MEDICAL CENTRE

    9 BLENHEIM CRESCENT, LUTON, LU3 1HA

    ODS code E81028

    3.3 km

  • CADDINGTON SURGERY

    33 MANOR ROAD, CADDINGTON, LUTON, LU1 4EE

    ODS code E81069

    3.4 km

  • CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    385 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8BY

    ODS code E81063

    3.5 km

  • KINGSWAY & BRAMINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02332

    3.5 km

  • WOODLAND AVENUE PRACTICE

    30 WOODLAND AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 1RW

    ODS code E81018

    3.8 km

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    4.1 km

  • DR PS BATH'S PRACTICE

    49 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81617

    4.1 km

  • STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE

    26 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81006

    4.1 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    473-475 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8DG

    ODS code E81016

    4.2 km

  • GARDENIA PRACTICE

    2A GARDENIA AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 2NS

    ODS code E81041

    4.7 km

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

  • Impellam Group

    BCT · Capability Green

    0.0 miles
  • Leonardo UK

    BCT · Capability Green

    0.1 miles
  • Building 500

    BCT · Capability Green

    0.1 miles
  • Astra Zeneca

    BCT · Capability Green

    0.1 miles
  • Capability Green Walk

    BCT · Park Town

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Luton 021E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,377 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £2,750,000 from 9 recorded sales in LU1 3LU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Luton is £289,790 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

57 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street) is the nearest published school at 360 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,702 published events cover 12 months, averaging 308.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,220 events.

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