LU2 9PH

Caddington · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Luton
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU2
Postcode sector
LU2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU1 3TW 258 m
LU1 3TS 893 m
LU1 3TP 1.1 km
LU2 9PJ 1.2 km
LU2 9PL 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU2 9PH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU2
Postcode sector
LU2 9
Latitude
51.857349
Longitude
-0.377675
British National Grid easting
511,822
British National Grid northing
218,883

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011962
Output area
E00088655
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 033D · E01017564
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 033 · E02003651

Postcode source versions

Explore LU2

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Watbridge Cottages, East Hyde, Luton, LU2 9PH 4 July 2025 £460,000
1, Watbridge Cottages, East Hyde, Luton, LU2 9PH 21 December 2021 £334,000
1, Watbridge Cottages, East Hyde, Luton, LU2 9PH 9 August 2007 £180,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
29
Secondary
7
  1. Chiltern Academy

    Free schools

    2.4 km
  2. Avenue Centre for Education

    Pupil referral unit

    2.4 km
  3. Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street)

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.5
LU2 9 residents
12,333

Age bands in LU2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

2,445 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

1,387 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.5%

3,567 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

3,063 residents

Age 65 and over
13.5%

1,634 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU2 9 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

10

within 5 km

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    27 CASTLE STREET, LUTON, LU1 3AG

    ODS code E81013

    3.3 km

  • THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 WINDSOR STREET, LUTON, LU1 3UA

    ODS code E81073

    3.4 km

  • THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE

    14-16 CHAPEL STREET, LUTON, LU1 2SE

    ODS code Y02463

    3.5 km

  • LARKSIDE PRACTICE

    322 CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 9SB

    ODS code E81026

    3.9 km

  • BUTE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROVE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1RW

    ODS code E81048

    4.1 km

  • LEA VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81032

    4.1 km

  • BELL HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    163 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1BW

    ODS code E81005

    4.5 km

  • ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 STEWART ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4QA

    ODS code E82071

    4.6 km

  • MALZEARD ROAD PRACTICE

    2A MALZEARD ROAD, LUTON, LU3 1BD

    ODS code E81631

    4.7 km

  • DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY

    DAVENPORT HOUSE, BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX

    ODS code E82077

    4.8 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chiltern Green Road

    BCT · Newmill End

    0.5 miles
  • Chiltern Green Road

    BCT · Newmill End

    0.5 miles
  • Chiltern Green Road

    BCT · Newmill End

    0.5 miles
  • Viaduct Cottages

    BCT · East Hyde

    0.9 miles
  • Viaduct Cottages

    BCT · East Hyde

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 033D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,168 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 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
3
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 £397,000 from 2 recorded sales in LU2 9PH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Central Bedfordshire is £356,453 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. Chiltern Academy is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 2 events.

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