Around average
IMD England
22
Crime · May '26
—
Avg property price
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Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for LU2 8LF
Postcode
LU2 8LF
Coordinates
51.9149, -0.3800
Grid reference
TL115252
Easting
511,517
Northing
225,281
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XWJ79+XX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Luton
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
North Hertfordshire
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.
17498
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17498 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)
Property sales · LU2 8LF
HM Land Registry · North Hertfordshire
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Police Recorded Crime near LU2 8LF
Crime trends · near LU2 8LF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
851
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +25%
ASB
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +125%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.3%
Other White2.7%
White Irish2.4%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Christian50.7%
No religion43.0%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
75–8473.1%
35–495.6%
85 years and over4.7%
25–344.4%
16–194.3%
+ 3 other age groups · 7.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.5%
Any member 66+11.2%
Other10.3%
All members 66+10.1%
+ 8 other households · 37.1%
Administrative Information
North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaHitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Offa
Constituency code
E14001289
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Offley
International Territorial Level
North Hertfordshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS ScotlandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06K
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 014D E01023624
E01023624MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 014 E02004922
E02004922LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 014D E01023624
E01023624MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 014 E02004922
E02004922Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
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 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:18 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:18 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LU2 8LF 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: 17498
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01023624 and MSOA E02004922 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU2 8LF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LU2 8LF
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Putteridge Primary School
Luton · LU2 8HJ
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Putteridge High School
Luton · LU2 8HJ
Good
0.8 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Stopsley Community Primary School
Luton · LU2 7UG
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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