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LU2 8NW

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 8NA 4 m
LU2 8LZ 116 m
LU2 8LY 375 m
LU2 8LX 478 m
LU2 8NB 491 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU2 8NW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU2
Postcode sector
LU2 8
Latitude
51.935680
Longitude
-0.383185
British National Grid easting
511,249
British National Grid northing
227,586

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
E04004785
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00119981
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
27
Primary
16
Secondary
7

  1. Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    2.9 km

  2. Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College

    Academy converter

    3.2 km

  3. Putteridge High School

    Academy converter

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Burglary 1

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR PS BATH'S PRACTICE

    49 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81617

    3.9 km

  • STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE

    26 ASHCROFT ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9AU

    ODS code E81006

    3.9 km

  • BARTON HILLS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code E81632

    4.2 km

  • DR A SULAKSHANA & PARTNERS

    HEXTON ROAD, BARTON-LE-CLAY, BEDFORD, MK45 4TA

    ODS code E81046

    4.3 km

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • West Street

    BCT · Lilley

    1.0 miles

  • Hollybush Hill

    BCT · Lilley

    1.2 miles

  • Hollybush Hill

    BCT · Lilley

    1.2 miles

  • Putteridge Bury

    BCT · Lilley

    1.5 miles

  • Butterfield Business Park

    BCT · Stopsley

    1.7 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 7 secondary schools. Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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