📅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 ClassificationUrban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
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 deprivedLeast 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,285
Other White24.8%
Indian15.7%
White Brit.13.5%
African10.6%
Other Asian7.9%
+ 8 other groups · 27.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,281
Christian41.3%
No religion22.6%
Muslim18.4%
Hindu9.8%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,279
25–3437.9%
35–4921.0%
20–2412.7%
50–648.5%
≤46.9%
+ 3 other age groups · 13.0%
Households
Total households: 643
Other44.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.9%
+ 5 other households · 15.1%
Sun & Time Information
🌅
5:55 AM
Sunrise
🌇
6:20 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)5:55 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:20 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
📅
June 1981
First Introduced
Active from
⛔
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
⏳
~45 years
Active Duration
1981 → Present
June 1981 — Introduced
Postcode LU1 2AB 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 E01033805 and MSOA E02006938 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU1 2AB is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJune 1981
⛔Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~45 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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