LU1 4LD

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU1 4LE 276 m
LU1 3TL 617 m
LU1 3TJ 648 m
LU1 3TD 741 m
LU1 3TQ 833 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU1 4LD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2009
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU1
Postcode sector
LU1 4
Latitude
51.846845
Longitude
-0.411851
British National Grid easting
509,494
British National Grid northing
217,663

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
40
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Claystone School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km
  2. Slip End Village School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  3. Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street)

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
52
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Burglary 7
  • Public order 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LU1 4 residents
6,233

Age bands in LU1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

935 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

546 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

1,416 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

1,698 residents

Age 65 and over
26.2%

1,635 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 WINDSOR STREET, LUTON, LU1 3UA

    ODS code E81073

    3.1 km

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    27 CASTLE STREET, LUTON, LU1 3AG

    ODS code E81013

    3.2 km

  • THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE

    14-16 CHAPEL STREET, LUTON, LU1 2SE

    ODS code Y02463

    3.4 km

  • CADDINGTON SURGERY

    33 MANOR ROAD, CADDINGTON, LUTON, LU1 4EE

    ODS code E81069

    3.7 km

  • BUTE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROVE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1RW

    ODS code E81048

    3.8 km

  • LEA VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81032

    3.9 km

  • BELL HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    163 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1BW

    ODS code E81005

    4.3 km

  • MALZEARD ROAD PRACTICE

    2A MALZEARD ROAD, LUTON, LU3 1BD

    ODS code E81631

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Luton Hoo Hotel

    BCT · Kinsbourne Green

    0.0 miles
  • Luton Hoo Hotel

    BCT · Kinsbourne Green

    0.0 miles
  • Gibraltar Farm

    BCT · Kinsbourne Green

    0.3 miles
  • Gibraltar Farm

    BCT · Kinsbourne Green

    0.3 miles
  • Newlands Road

    BCT · Pepperstock

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Claystone School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

52 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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