LU2 8PD

Codicote & Kimpton · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU2 8PF 67 m
LU2 9QJ 170 m
LU2 9QD 230 m
LU2 9QL 298 m
LU2 9QR 377 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU2 8PD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU2
Postcode sector
LU2 8
Latitude
51.861514
Longitude
-0.342991
British National Grid easting
514,200
British National Grid northing
219,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Parish or community
E04004781
Westminster constituency
Hitchin · E14001289
Output area
E00119984
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 015C · E01023626
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 015 · E02004923

Postcode source versions

Explore LU2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
16
Secondary
5
  1. Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    2.8 km
  2. Kimpton Primary School

    Community school

    3.5 km
  3. The Lea Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    3.9 km

  • WHITWELL SURGERY

    60 HIGH STREET, WHITWELL, HITCHIN, SG4 8AG

    ODS code E82626

    4.7 km

  • ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 STEWART ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4QA

    ODS code E82071

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Green

    BCT · Peters Green

    0.2 miles
  • The Green

    BCT · Peters Green

    0.2 miles
  • Laburnum Farm

    BCT · Chiltern Green

    0.4 miles
  • Laburnum Farm

    BCT · Chiltern Green

    0.4 miles
  • Ansells End

    BCT · Peters Green

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 015C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,284 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 5 secondary schools. Breachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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