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LU1 5HQ

POSTCODE

LU1 5HQ is a postcode in Farley.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.8730, -0.4214
OS grid TL087205 (508,773, 220,560)
IMD England
3/10
#7638
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 9.7 per 1k
MoM -12% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XVHFH+6C
Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
Around average · 9.7 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£318,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,389 sales
+1.7%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
East of England
Region
Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
Around average · 9.7 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£318,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,389 sales
+1.7%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
East of England
Region

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.
7638
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7638 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.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · LU1 5HQ
HM Land Registry · Luton
Average price
£317,900
Median price: £318,000
Median +1.7% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,389 sales
View district LU1
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '24 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £215,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£315k£258k£200k
Jul '24Mar '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near LU1 5HQ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near LU1 5HQ

Counts are for Farley 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
46
YoY -21%
695643
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
37
YoY +48%
372411
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY +18%
26166
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY -80%
1272
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
1791
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
37
YoY stable
483726
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · asb rising

143
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,997
White Brit.27.2%
Other White23.5%
African10.9%
Indian8.7%
Pakistani5.6%
+ 10 other groups · 24.2%

Religion

Total residents: 1,997
Christian52.8%
No religion17.8%
Muslim13.8%
Not answered7.9%
Hindu4.5%
+ 1 other religions · 3.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,996
35–4923.1%
25–3421.5%
50–6415.5%
20–2410.2%
10–156.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.6%

Households

Total households: 871
One person: other33.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.2%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children5.9%
+ 9 other households · 33.4%

Getting around

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

Stations

  • Luton Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    1.1 km straight lineabout 14 min

  • Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    1.7 km straight lineabout 22 min

  • Luton Airport DART Station

    Underground

    3.3 km straight lineabout 42 min

Bus stops

  • Chapel Street Nursery

    Bus · opp · south-west

    169 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Chapel Street nursery

    Bus · o/s · south-east

    186 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Wilsden Avenue

    Bus · nr · north-east

    210 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Stanley Street

    Bus · S-bound · south

    267 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Elizabeth Street

    Bus · adj · north

    297 m straight lineabout 4 min

Coordinates & Location for LU1 5HQ

England
Country
Luton
Local Authority
Farley
Ward
Luton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LU1 5HQ
Coordinates
51.8730, -0.4214
Grid reference
TL087205
Easting
508,773
Northing
220,560
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XVHFH+6C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Luton
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
Luton
National Park
Non-National Park

Administrative Information

Luton
Local Authority
Council Area
Luton South and South Bedfordshire E14001346
Constituency
E14001346
Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
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 England
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Luton
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Luton 021A E01015738
E01015738
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Luton 021 E02003278
E02003278
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Luton 021A E01015738
E01015738
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

7:25 AM6:09 PM
7:25 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
10 hours 44 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:25 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 44 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 5HQ 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 E01015738 and MSOA E02003278 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 7638
Present — Active
Postcode LU1 5HQ 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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