LU4 8ET

Beech Hill · Luton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Luton
Local authority
Luton
Postcode district
LU4
Postcode sector
LU4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU4 8FD 108 m
LU4 8EL 163 m
LU4 8DS 180 m
LU4 8EY 186 m
LU4 8EZ 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU4 8ET
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU4
Postcode sector
LU4 8
Latitude
51.889699
Longitude
-0.453572
British National Grid easting
506,519
British National Grid northing
222,367

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Luton · E06000032
Parish or community
E43000027
Output area
E00079519
Lower layer super output area
Luton 015C · E01015731
Middle layer super output area
Luton 015 · E02003272

Postcode source versions

Explore LU4

82 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
225, Connaught Road, Luton, LU4 8ET 29 November 2024 £285,000
198, Connaught Road, Luton, LU4 8ET 11 October 2022 £250,000
215, Connaught Road, Luton, LU4 8ET 25 March 2022 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
98
Primary
58
Secondary
14
  1. Downside Primary School

    Community school

    259 m
  2. Foxdell Primary School

    Community school

    848 m
  3. Maidenhall Primary School

    Community school

    938 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,612
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,618
  • Anti social behaviour 354
  • Criminal damage and arson 297
  • Vehicle crime 284
  • Public order 245

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
287

150 female, 137 male

Postcode households
59
Residents per household
4.9
LU4 8 residents
17,552

Age bands in LU4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
26.1%

4,543 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.6%

2,896 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.6%

5,501 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.7%

3,085 residents

Age 65 and over
7.9%

1,372 residents

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU4 8 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

28

within 5 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    473-475 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8DG

    ODS code E81016

    285 m

  • CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    385 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8BY

    ODS code E81063

    824 m

  • KINGSWAY & BRAMINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    KINGSWAY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 385 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8BY

    ODS code Y02332

    824 m

  • WOODLAND AVENUE PRACTICE

    30 WOODLAND AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 1RW

    ODS code E81018

    1.3 km

  • GARDENIA PRACTICE

    2A GARDENIA AVENUE, LUTON, LU3 2NS

    ODS code E81041

    1.3 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    1.4 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    1.4 km

  • THE BLENHEIM MEDICAL CENTRE

    9 BLENHEIM CRESCENT, LUTON, LU3 1HA

    ODS code E81028

    1.8 km

  • BELL HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    163 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1BW

    ODS code E81005

    1.9 km

  • NEVILLE ROAD SURGERY

    5 NEVILLE ROAD, LUTON, LU3 2JG

    ODS code E81633

    2.0 km

  • MALZEARD ROAD PRACTICE

    2A MALZEARD ROAD, LUTON, LU3 1BD

    ODS code E81631

    2.0 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

    THE SURGERY, 30 THE GREEN, HOCKWELL RING, LUTON, LU4 9NN

    ODS code E81612

    2.1 km

  • LEA VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E81032

    2.3 km

  • BUTE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROVE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1RW

    ODS code E81048

    2.3 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    2.6 km

  • CADDINGTON SURGERY

    33 MANOR ROAD, CADDINGTON, LUTON, LU1 4EE

    ODS code E81069

    2.8 km

  • THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE

    14-16 CHAPEL STREET, LUTON, LU1 2SE

    ODS code Y02463

    2.9 km

  • THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 WINDSOR STREET, LUTON, LU1 3UA

    ODS code E81073

    3.0 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    SUNDON PARK HC, 142-144 SUNDON PARK ROAD, SUNDON PARK, LUTON, LU3 3AH

    ODS code E81040

    3.0 km

  • CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    27 CASTLE STREET, LUTON, LU1 3AG

    ODS code E81013

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hatters Way Retail Park

    BCT · Challney

    0.1 miles
  • Hatters Way Retail Park

    BCT · Challney

    0.1 miles
  • Thornhill Road

    BCT · Challney

    0.2 miles
  • Oakley Road

    BCT · Challney

    0.2 miles
  • Chaul End Lane

    BCT · Luton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Luton 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,673 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
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 £267,500 from 6 recorded sales in LU4 8ET. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Luton is £289,790 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

98 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 14 secondary schools. Downside Primary School is the nearest published school at 259 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,612 published events cover 12 months, averaging 301 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,618 events.

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