LU2 7RS

High Town · Luton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Luton
Local authority
Luton
Postcode district
LU2
Postcode sector
LU2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU2 7RT 33 m
LU2 7SE 79 m
LU2 0BP 80 m
LU2 7SH 103 m
LU2 0DT 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU2 7RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU2
Postcode sector
LU2 7
Latitude
51.888966
Longitude
-0.405455
British National Grid easting
509,832
British National Grid northing
222,357

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Luton · E06000032
Electoral ward
High Town · E05014743
Parish or community
E43000027
Output area
E00079585
Lower layer super output area
Luton 022B · E01015742
Middle layer super output area
Luton 022 · E02006937

Postcode source versions

Explore LU2

98 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
107, Ridgway Road, Luton, LU2 7RS 31 October 2025 £278,000
123, Ridgway Road, Luton, LU2 7RS 20 March 2025 £275,000
91, Ridgway Road, Luton, LU2 7RS 7 February 2025 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
41
Secondary
11
  1. St Matthew's Primary School

    Community school

    468 m
  2. Richmond Hill School

    Community special school

    481 m
  3. Lime Academy Hartwell

    Free schools special

    557 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,459
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,455
  • Shoplifting 919
  • Anti social behaviour 715
  • Public order 600
  • Vehicle crime 491

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
121

57 female, 64 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
2.8
LU2 7 residents
21,798

Age bands in LU2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

4,443 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.9%

2,678 residents

Age 25 to 44
31%

6,999 residents

Age 45 to 64
24%

5,414 residents

Age 65 and over
13.5%

3,048 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU2 7 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

22

within 5 km

  • MALZEARD ROAD PRACTICE

    2A MALZEARD ROAD, LUTON, LU3 1BD

    ODS code E81631

    1.3 km

  • THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE

    14-16 CHAPEL STREET, LUTON, LU1 2SE

    ODS code Y02463

    1.5 km

  • LEA VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81032

    1.5 km

  • DR PS BATH'S PRACTICE

    49 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81617

    1.6 km

  • STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE

    26 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81006

    1.6 km

  • THE BLENHEIM MEDICAL CENTRE

    9 BLENHEIM CRESCENT, LUTON, LU3 1HA

    ODS code E81028

    1.6 km

  • BELL HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    163 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1BW

    ODS code E81005

    1.6 km

  • BUTE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROVE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1RW

    ODS code E81048

    1.6 km

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    27 CASTLE STREET, LUTON, LU1 3AG

    ODS code E81013

    1.7 km

  • THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 WINDSOR STREET, LUTON, LU1 3UA

    ODS code E81073

    1.8 km

  • WOODLAND AVENUE PRACTICE

    30 WOODLAND AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 1RW

    ODS code E81018

    2.2 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

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    2.5 km

  • GARDENIA PRACTICE

    2A GARDENIA AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 2NS

    ODS code E81041

    3.1 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    473-475 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8DG

    ODS code E81016

    3.2 km

  • NEVILLE ROAD SURGERY

    5 NEVILLE ROAD, LUTON, LU3 2JG

    ODS code E81633

    3.2 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    3.9 km

  • BARTON HILLS MEDICAL GROUP

    THE SURGERY, WHITEHORSE VALE, BARTON HILLS, LUTON, LU3 4AD

    ODS code E81632

    4.1 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 22 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • High Town Road

    BCT · High Town

    0.1 miles
  • Dorel Close

    BCT · Round Green

    0.1 miles
  • Dorel Close

    BCT · Round Green

    0.1 miles
  • Kingston Road

    BCT · High Town

    0.1 miles
  • Hart Lane

    BCT · Round Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Luton 022B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,816 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 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.

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
20
Medium risk addresses
5
Low risk addresses
10
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 £228,500 from 10 recorded sales in LU2 7RS. 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

72 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Matthew's Primary School is the nearest published school at 468 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,459 published events cover 12 months, averaging 621.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,455 events.

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