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LU2 8LA

Offa · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Luton
Ward
Offa
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Postcode district
LU2
Postcode sector
LU2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU2 8HR 218 m
LU2 8HS 256 m
LU2 8HT 278 m
LU2 8NN 278 m
LU2 8HZ 280 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU2 8LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU2
Postcode sector
LU2 8
Latitude
51.905609
Longitude
-0.379717
British National Grid easting
511,562
British National Grid northing
224,247

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Offa · E05015774
Parish or community
E04004788
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00119982
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014D · E01023624
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 014 · E02004922

Postcode source versions

Explore LU2

Property

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17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
West Lodge, 3, Putteridge Park, Luton, LU2 8LA 30 November 2022 £300,000
West Lodge, 6, Putteridge Park, Luton, LU2 8LA 14 June 2021 £455,000
West Lodge, 2, Putteridge Park, Luton, LU2 8LA 6 November 2020 £600,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
33
Secondary
7

  1. Putteridge High School

    Academy converter

    145 m

  2. Putteridge Primary School

    Community school

    323 m

  3. Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
884
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 284
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Shoplifting 94
  • Criminal damage and arson 75
  • Vehicle crime 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

12 female, 11 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.8
LU2 8 residents
13,008

Age bands in LU2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

2,151 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,323 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

3,421 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

3,604 residents

Age 65 and over
18.5%

2,385 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU2 8 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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR PS BATH'S PRACTICE

    49 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81617

    1.1 km

  • STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE

    26 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81006

    1.1 km

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    1.6 km

  • THE BLENHEIM MEDICAL CENTRE

    9 BLENHEIM CRESCENT, LUTON, LU3 1HA

    ODS code E81028

    3.6 km

  • MALZEARD ROAD PRACTICE

    2A MALZEARD ROAD, LUTON, LU3 1BD

    ODS code E81631

    3.7 km

  • THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE

    14-16 CHAPEL STREET, LUTON, LU1 2SE

    ODS code Y02463

    4.0 km

  • LEA VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81032

    4.0 km

  • BELL HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    163 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1BW

    ODS code E81005

    4.1 km

  • WOODLAND AVENUE PRACTICE

    30 WOODLAND AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 1RW

    ODS code E81018

    4.1 km

  • BUTE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROVE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1RW

    ODS code E81048

    4.2 km

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    27 CASTLE STREET, LUTON, LU1 3AG

    ODS code E81013

    4.2 km

  • BARTON HILLS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E81632

    4.3 km

  • NEVILLE ROAD SURGERY

    5 NEVILLE ROAD, LUTON, LU3 2JG

    ODS code E81633

    4.4 km

  • THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 WINDSOR STREET, LUTON, LU1 3UA

    ODS code E81073

    4.4 km

  • GARDENIA PRACTICE

    2A GARDENIA AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 2NS

    ODS code E81041

    4.6 km

  • CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    385 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8BY

    ODS code E81063

    4.6 km

  • KINGSWAY & BRAMINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02332

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Putteridge High School

    BCT · Stopsley

    0.1 miles

  • Putteridge Primary School

    BCT · Stopsley

    0.2 miles

  • Wood Green Road

    BCT · Stopsley

    0.3 miles

  • Wood Green Road

    BCT · Stopsley

    0.3 miles

  • Mount Grace Road

    BCT · Stopsley

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 014D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,143 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £300,000 from 1 recorded sale in LU2 8LA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Hertfordshire is £422,616 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 7 secondary schools. Putteridge High School is the nearest published school at 145 m.

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

Recorded crime

884 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 284 events.

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