LU1 3TW

Caddington · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU1
Postcode sector
LU1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU2 9PH 258 m
LU1 3TS 671 m
LU1 3TP 822 m
LU1 3TU 1.2 km
LU2 9PJ 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU1 3TW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU1
Postcode sector
LU1 3
Latitude
51.855043
Longitude
-0.377991
British National Grid easting
511,806
British National Grid northing
218,626

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011962
Output area
E00088655
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 033D · E01017564
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 033 · E02003651

Postcode source versions

Explore LU1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
27
Secondary
7
  1. Avenue Centre for Education

    Pupil referral unit

    2.5 km
  2. Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street)

    Community school

    2.5 km
  3. Chiltern Academy

    Free schools

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU1 3 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

11

within 5 km

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    27 CASTLE STREET, LUTON, LU1 3AG

    ODS code E81013

    3.4 km

  • THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 WINDSOR STREET, LUTON, LU1 3UA

    ODS code E81073

    3.5 km

  • THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE

    14-16 CHAPEL STREET, LUTON, LU1 2SE

    ODS code Y02463

    3.6 km

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    4.2 km

  • BUTE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROVE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1RW

    ODS code E81048

    4.2 km

  • LEA VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81032

    4.3 km

  • ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 STEWART ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4QA

    ODS code E82071

    4.4 km

  • DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY

    DAVENPORT HOUSE, BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX

    ODS code E82077

    4.6 km

  • BELL HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    163 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1BW

    ODS code E81005

    4.7 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    AMENBURY LANE, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BT

    ODS code E82037

    4.8 km

  • MALZEARD ROAD PRACTICE

    2A MALZEARD ROAD, LUTON, LU3 1BD

    ODS code E81631

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chiltern Green Road

    BCT · Newmill End

    0.4 miles
  • Chiltern Green Road

    BCT · Newmill End

    0.4 miles
  • Chiltern Green Road

    BCT · Newmill End

    0.4 miles
  • Viaduct Cottages

    BCT · East Hyde

    0.7 miles
  • Viaduct Cottages

    BCT · East Hyde

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 033D, 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

16,168 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 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

48 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Avenue Centre for Education is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 2 events.

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