📅2001 Classification(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
📅2011 Classification(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
📅2021 ClassificationSmaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
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.
21833
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 21833 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: 1,475
White Brit.88.1%
Other White3.1%
White Irish2.1%
Indian1.0%
African1.0%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,481
Christian55.0%
No religion35.4%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim2.1%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,478
50–6426.2%
35–4917.7%
65–7414.3%
75–849.3%
25–347.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.6%
Households
Total households: 620
All members 66+17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.2%
Any member 66+11.6%
Other10.0%
+ 7 other households · 30.0%
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
📅
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
⛔
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
⏳
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 → Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LU1 4DR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 21833
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01017561 and MSOA E02003651 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU1 4DR is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJanuary 1980
⛔Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~46 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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