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LU2 8LG

Offa · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU2 8NH 591 m
LU2 8LE 782 m
LU2 8NJ 807 m
LU2 8LQ 977 m
LU2 8NL 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU2 8LG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2003
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU2
Postcode sector
LU2 8
Latitude
51.912739
Longitude
-0.363511
British National Grid easting
512,659
British National Grid northing
225,065

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
20
Secondary
6

  1. Putteridge High School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  2. Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

  3. Putteridge Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
55
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Other crime 10
  • Public order 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    2.3 km

  • DR PS BATH'S PRACTICE

    49 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81617

    2.5 km

  • STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE

    26 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81006

    2.5 km

  • THE BLENHEIM MEDICAL CENTRE

    9 BLENHEIM CRESCENT, LUTON, LU3 1HA

    ODS code E81028

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Hollybush Hill

    BCT · Lilley

    0.7 miles

  • Hollybush Hill

    BCT · Lilley

    0.7 miles

  • Putteridge Bury

    BCT · Lilley

    0.8 miles

  • West Street

    BCT · Lilley

    0.8 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Cockernhoe

    1.0 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 6 secondary schools. Putteridge High School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

55 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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