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LU2 9PS

Caddington · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Caddington
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU2
Postcode sector
LU2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU2 9PT 594 m
AL5 5ED 596 m
LU2 9PX 728 m
LU2 9PY 768 m
LU2 9PZ 866 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU2 9PS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU2
Postcode sector
LU2 9
Latitude
51.846069
Longitude
-0.351528
British National Grid easting
513,651
British National Grid northing
217,669

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Caddington · E05014400
Parish or community
E04011962
Westminster constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire · E14001346
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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
18
Secondary
5

  1. The Lea Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    1.9 km

  2. The King's School

    Other independent school

    2.1 km

  3. Sauncey Wood Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

10 female, 13 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.2% 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+
10%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
10%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
10%
Gigabit-capable
10%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
10%
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

3

within 5 km

  • ELMS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 STEWART ROAD, HARPENDEN, AL5 4QA

    ODS code E82071

    3.0 km

  • DAVENPORT HOUSE SURGERY

    DAVENPORT HOUSE, BOWERS WAY, HARPENDEN, AL5 4HX

    ODS code E82077

    3.3 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY

    AMENBURY LANE, HARPENDEN, AL5 2BT

    ODS code E82037

    3.6 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

  • Hyde Mill Farm

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.6 miles

  • Hyde Mill Farm

    BCT · Harpenden

    0.6 miles

  • Hambro Close

    BCT · East Hyde

    0.6 miles

  • Hambro Close

    BCT · East Hyde

    0.6 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Peters Green

    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
1
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

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Lea Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 5 events.

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