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LU1 5HS

POSTCODE

LU1 5HS is a postcode in Farley.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.8742, -0.4218
OS grid TL087206 (508,744, 220,694)
IMD England
3/10
#7638
Crime · Jun '26
Around average · 9.1 per 1k
MoM +52% vs May '26
Plus Code
9C3XVHFH+M7
High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 9.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£170,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 9.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£170,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status

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Coordinates & Location for LU1 5HS

England
Country
Luton
Local Authority
Farley
Ward
Luton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LU1 5HS
Coordinates
51.8742, -0.4218
Grid reference
TL087206
Easting
508,744
Northing
220,694
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XVHFH+M7
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

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 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7638 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.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · LU1 5HS
HM Land Registry · Luton
Average price
£165,333
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £170,000
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Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Jul '25Jul '25: 1 sales · avg £176,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£176k£163k£150k
Feb '24Apr '25Jul '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 5HS

England & Wales
Crime trends · near LU1 5HS

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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
67
YoY +37%
695643
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
22
YoY +22%
282011
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY -53%
28176
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1272
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY +20%
1791
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

158
incidents · Jun '26

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,995
White Brit.27.2%
Other White23.5%
African10.9%
Indian8.7%
Pakistani5.6%
+ 10 other groups · 24.2%

Religion

Total residents: 1,996
Christian52.8%
No religion17.8%
Muslim13.8%
Not answered7.9%
Hindu4.5%
+ 1 other religions · 3.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,001
35–4923.1%
25–3421.4%
50–6415.5%
20–2410.1%
10–156.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.7%

Households

Total households: 863
Other33.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children5.8%
+ 8 other households · 33.7%

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

5:42 AM6:08 PM
5:42 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 26 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 5HS 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: 7638
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015738 and MSOA E02003278 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU1 5HS 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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