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LU1 3UW

South · Luton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
South
Local authority
Luton
Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU1
Postcode sector
LU1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU1 3UH 22 m
LU1 3UN 74 m
LU1 3SL 98 m
LU1 3TY 107 m
LU1 3UQ 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU1 3UW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU1
Postcode sector
LU1 3
Latitude
51.871561
Longitude
-0.419609
British National Grid easting
508,900
British National Grid northing
220,400

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
Westminster constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire · E14001346
Output area
E00079568
Lower layer super output area
Luton 021A · E01015738
Middle layer super output area
Luton 021 · E02003278

Postcode source versions

Explore LU1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
40
Secondary
9

  1. Tennyson Road Primary School

    Academy converter

    262 m

  2. Chapel Street Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    320 m

  3. Oakwood Primary School

    Other independent school

    360 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,441
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,723
  • Shoplifting 1,054
  • Anti social behaviour 785
  • Public order 634
  • Vehicle crime 612

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.

GP practices

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 WINDSOR STREET, LUTON, LU1 3UA

    ODS code E81073

    338 m

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    27 CASTLE STREET, LUTON, LU1 3AG

    ODS code E81013

    513 m

  • THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE

    14-16 CHAPEL STREET, LUTON, LU1 2SE

    ODS code Y02463

    719 m

  • BUTE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROVE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1RW

    ODS code E81048

    1.0 km

  • LEA VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81032

    1.1 km

  • BELL HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    163 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1BW

    ODS code E81005

    1.5 km

  • MALZEARD ROAD PRACTICE

    2A MALZEARD ROAD, LUTON, LU3 1BD

    ODS code E81631

    1.9 km

  • THE BLENHEIM MEDICAL CENTRE

    9 BLENHEIM CRESCENT, LUTON, LU3 1HA

    ODS code E81028

    2.4 km

  • CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    385 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8BY

    ODS code E81063

    2.5 km

  • KINGSWAY & BRAMINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02332

    2.5 km

  • CADDINGTON SURGERY

    33 MANOR ROAD, CADDINGTON, LUTON, LU1 4EE

    ODS code E81069

    2.8 km

  • WOODLAND AVENUE PRACTICE

    30 WOODLAND AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 1RW

    ODS code E81018

    2.9 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    473-475 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8DG

    ODS code E81016

    3.2 km

  • DR PS BATH'S PRACTICE

    49 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81617

    3.7 km

  • STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE

    26 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81006

    3.7 km

  • GARDENIA PRACTICE

    2A GARDENIA AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 2NS

    ODS code E81041

    3.7 km

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    4.2 km

  • NEVILLE ROAD SURGERY

    5 NEVILLE ROAD, LUTON, LU3 2JG

    ODS code E81633

    4.2 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    4.3 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Whitehill Avenue

    BCT · Stockwood

    0.2 miles

  • Chapel Street Nursery

    BCT · Chapel Langley

    0.2 miles

  • Wilsden Avenue

    BCT · Farley Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Chapel Street nursery

    BCT · Chapel Langley

    0.2 miles

  • Tennyson Road Lower

    BCT · New Town

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Luton 021A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,638 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

66 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 9 secondary schools. Tennyson Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 262 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,441 published events cover 12 months, averaging 703.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,723 events.

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