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LU1 5LP

Farley · Luton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Luton
Ward
Farley
Local authority
Luton
Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU1
Postcode sector
LU1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU1 5LR 41 m
LU1 5LW 41 m
LU1 5PY 56 m
LU1 5LF 88 m
LU1 5RF 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU1 5LP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU1
Postcode sector
LU1 5
Latitude
51.873476
Longitude
-0.437801
British National Grid easting
507,643
British National Grid northing
220,586

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Luton · E06000032
Electoral ward
Farley · E05014742
Parish or community
E43000027
Westminster constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire · E14001346
Output area
E00079571
Lower layer super output area
Luton 020E · E01015736
Middle layer super output area
Luton 020 · E02003277

Postcode source versions

Explore LU1

Property

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Wulwards Close, Luton, LU1 5LP 27 April 2018 £268,000
8, Wulwards Close, Luton, LU1 5LP 1 December 2017 £270,000
5, Wulwards Close, Luton, LU1 5LP 11 March 2016 £239,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
50
Secondary
10

  1. St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    222 m

  2. Whipperley Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    352 m

  3. Farley Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    466 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,577
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,993
  • Anti social behaviour 568
  • Shoplifting 548
  • Public order 422
  • Drugs 390

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

14 female, 18 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
4.0
LU1 5 residents
14,450

Age bands in LU1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.2%

3,195 residents

Age 15 to 24
15%

2,158 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.3%

4,649 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.5%

3,092 residents

Age 65 and over
9%

1,293 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU1 5 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

21

within 5 km

  • BUTE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROVE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1RW

    ODS code E81048

    1.2 km

  • THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 WINDSOR STREET, LUTON, LU1 3UA

    ODS code E81073

    1.3 km

  • LEA VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81032

    1.4 km

  • BELL HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    163 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1BW

    ODS code E81005

    1.4 km

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    27 CASTLE STREET, LUTON, LU1 3AG

    ODS code E81013

    1.5 km

  • THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE

    14-16 CHAPEL STREET, LUTON, LU1 2SE

    ODS code Y02463

    1.6 km

  • CADDINGTON SURGERY

    33 MANOR ROAD, CADDINGTON, LUTON, LU1 4EE

    ODS code E81069

    1.7 km

  • CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    385 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8BY

    ODS code E81063

    1.8 km

  • KINGSWAY & BRAMINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02332

    1.8 km

  • MALZEARD ROAD PRACTICE

    2A MALZEARD ROAD, LUTON, LU3 1BD

    ODS code E81631

    1.8 km

  • THE BLENHEIM MEDICAL CENTRE

    9 BLENHEIM CRESCENT, LUTON, LU3 1HA

    ODS code E81028

    2.2 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    473-475 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8DG

    ODS code E81016

    2.3 km

  • WOODLAND AVENUE PRACTICE

    30 WOODLAND AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 1RW

    ODS code E81018

    2.4 km

  • GARDENIA PRACTICE

    2A GARDENIA AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 2NS

    ODS code E81041

    3.1 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    3.5 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    3.5 km

  • NEVILLE ROAD SURGERY

    5 NEVILLE ROAD, LUTON, LU3 2JG

    ODS code E81633

    3.7 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

    THE SURGERY, 30 THE GREEN, HOCKWELL RING, LUTON, LU4 9NN

    ODS code E81612

    4.2 km

  • DR PS BATH'S PRACTICE

    49 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81617

    4.3 km

  • STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE

    26 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81006

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 21 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rotheram Avenue

    BCT · Farley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Market Square

    BCT · Farley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Roebuck Close

    BCT · Farley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Whipperley Ring

    BCT · Farley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Cades Lane

    BCT · Farley Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Luton 020E, 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

2,085 of 33,755

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

81 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,577 published events cover 12 months, averaging 464.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,993 events.

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