LU1 3EF Postcode | Crime, Sold Prices & Census (Luton) | Sipuha

Schools nearby

1
The Linden Academy
Primary · Good
0.27 mi
2
Avenue Centre for Education
Good
0.28 mi
3
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School
Primary
0.29 mi
4
Tennyson Road Primary School
Primary · Outstanding
0.29 mi
5
Oakwood Primary School
Primary · Good
0.31 mi
6
Chiltern Academy
Secondary · Good · Attainment 8 49.5
0.37 mi

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At a glance

High · 13.4 per 1k

LU1 3 sector median · 64 sales against 80 · -0.6% on the prior year

Most deprived 30–40%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station
Rail
943 m straight lineabout 12 min
Luton Rail Station
Rail
1.2 km straight lineabout 14 min
Luton Airport DART Station
Rail
2.6 km straight lineabout 32 min

Bus stops

Seymour Road
Bus · opp · south-east
264 m straight lineabout 3 min
Arthur Street
Bus · adj · north
302 m straight lineabout 4 min
Bailey Street
Bus · nr · north-west
327 m straight lineabout 4 min
Barnfield South Academy
Bus · opp · north-east
337 m straight lineabout 4 min
Bailey Street
Bus · opp · south-east
341 m straight lineabout 4 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

Property sales · LU1 3

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · LU1 3 · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 64 sales

LU1 3EF has no standard sales in Oct 2025–Sep 2026, so these figures are for the LU1 3 sector.

Average price

£263,483

Median price: £239,000

Median -0.6% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 64 sales

View district LU1

Recent sale price trend

Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 2 sales · avg £271,000

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£362k£287k£213k

Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26

£337,000 · 2026-09-11 · Semi-detached · Freehold

LU1 3HJ

£205,000 · 2026-09-11 · Terraced · Freehold

LU1 3DW

£285,000 · 2026-08-28 · Semi-detached · Freehold

LU1 3NL

£245,000 · 2026-08-21 · Semi-detached · Freehold

LU1 3QU

£243,000 · 2026-08-21 · Terraced · Freehold

LU1 3QH

£185,000 · 2026-08-21 · Terraced · Freehold

LU1 3FY

£245,000 · 2026-08-13 · Terraced · Freehold

LU1 3SG

£220,000 · 2026-08-06 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

LU1 3AN

£560,000 · 2026-07-30 · Detached · Freehold

LU1 3RP

£163,000 · 2026-07-15 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

LU1 3EJ

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near LU1 3EF

England & Wales

Crime trends · near LU1 3EF

Counts are for South electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26

Key categories · YoY

Violent Crime

19

YoY stable

533619

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

ASB

33

YoY -28%

533312

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Vehicle Crime

13

YoY -35%

302010

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Burglary

3

YoY —

740

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Criminal damage

11

YoY —

1581

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Other recorded crime

50

YoY +19%

866033

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 4 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

129

incidents · Aug '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Luton 021 (E02003278)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income: £48,388
Disposable (net) annual household income: £36,441
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £35,341
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £27,018

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,622

White Brit.38.3%

Other White19.7%

Pakistani6.8%

White Irish5.1%

Indian5.0%

+ 13 other groups · 25.0%

Religion

Total residents: 1,624

Christian50.2%

No religion23.1%

Muslim15.6%

Not answered5.9%

Hindu2.3%

+ 4 other religions · 2.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,625

35–4921.7%

50–6418.7%

25–3416.4%

10–157.8%

20–247.0%

+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%

Households

Total households: 595

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.0%

One person: other15.0%

One person: aged 66+9.7%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%

Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.7%

+ 9 other households · 40.2%

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.

13474

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 13474 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

GOV.UK long-term flood risk checker Flood map for planning

Nearby postcodes around LU1 3EF

Other postcode pages in the same local area as LU1 3EF.

LU1 3AL LU1 3BA LU1 3BJ LU1 3BS LU1 3BU LU1 3BX LU1 3BZ LU1 3DJ LU1 3DL LU1 3DP LU1 3DR LU1 3DS LU1 3DT LU1 3DU LU1 3DW LU1 3DX LU1 3DY LU1 3EA LU1 3EB LU1 3ED LU1 3EH LU1 3EJ LU1 3EL LU1 3ES

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for LU1 3EF

England

Country

Luton

Local Authority

South

Ward

Luton

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

LU1 3EF

Coordinates

51.8723, -0.4096

Grid reference

TL095204

Easting

509,586

Northing

220,495

Region

East of England

Plus Code

9C3XVHCR+W5

User Type

Small user postcode

Grid Quality

Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)

Built Up Area

Luton

Travel to Work

Luton

ITL Region

Luton

Administrative Information

Luton

Local Authority

Council Area

Luton South and South Bedfordshire E14001346

Constituency

E14001346

Bedfordshire

Police Force

England

Ward

South

Constituency code

E14001346

EU Electoral Region

Eastern

Parish

Luton, unparished area

International Territorial Level

Luton

Health & NHS

East of England

Cancer Alliance

National

NHS Region

East of England

Integrated Care Board

NHS Central East Integrated Care Board

Sub ICB Location

NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y

Cancer Alliance

East of England

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021

Super Output Area

Luton 021B E01015790

E01015790

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Luton 021 E02003278

E02003278

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Luton 021B E01015790

E01015790

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Luton 021 E02003278

E02003278

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

7:01 AM

Sunrise

4:29 PM

Sunset

9 hours 28 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

7:01 AM

Sunset (today)

4:29 PM

Daylight duration

9 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 3EF 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.

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015790 and MSOA E02003278 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 13474

Present — Active

Postcode LU1 3EF is currently active and in use.

First introduced

January 1980

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~46 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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