Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
3663
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3663 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near LU1 1BB
Crime trends · near LU1 1BB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
49
YoY -27%
ASB
25
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY -57%
Burglary
2
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
9
YoY -18%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
129
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,177
Other White32.5%
White Brit.14.0%
African13.3%
Pakistani9.6%
Bangladeshi7.5%
+ 10 other groups · 23.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,176
Christian45.0%
Muslim24.5%
No religion13.8%
Not answered7.9%
Hindu3.1%
+ 3 other religions · 5.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,177
25–3429.8%
35–4923.1%
50–6413.8%
20–2410.5%
≤47.7%
+ 3 other age groups · 15.0%
Households
Total households: 594
Other44.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.1%
+ 6 other households · 19.4%
Administrative Information
Luton
Local Authority
Council Area
Luton South and South Bedfordshire E14001346
Constituency
E14001346
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Farley
Constituency code
E14001346
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Luton, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Luton
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Luton
Sub ICB Location
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Luton 023B E01033804
E01033804
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Luton 023 E02006938
E02006938
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Luton 018F E01015794
E01015794
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Luton 018 E02003275
E02003275
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LU1 1BB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 3663
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033804 and MSOA E02006938 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU1 1BB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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