📅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.
24775
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 24775 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: 1,446
White Brit.48.0%
Indian14.4%
Pakistani13.6%
Bangladeshi4.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.1%
+ 6 other groups · 15.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,446
Christian43.1%
Muslim21.4%
No religion13.8%
Hindu8.8%
Sikh7.0%
+ 1 other religions · 5.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,447
50–6420.7%
35–4916.1%
25–3411.7%
75–8411.5%
65–7411.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Total households: 480
All members 66+18.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.1%
Any member 66+11.0%
+ 8 other households · 28.3%
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
📅
April 1987
First Introduced
Active from
⛔
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
⏳
~39 years
Active Duration
1987 → Present
April 1987 — Introduced
Postcode LU2 7ED 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: 24775
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015747 and MSOA E02003261 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU2 7ED is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedApril 1987
⛔Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~39 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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