Low deprivation
IMD England
10
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for LU2 8PL
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LU2 8PL
Coordinates
51.8742, -0.3245
Grid reference
TL154208
Easting
515,443
Northing
220,844
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XVMFG+M6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
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.
20915
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20915 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 8PL
HM Land Registry · North Hertfordshire
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Police Recorded Crime near LU2 8PL
Crime trends · near LU2 8PL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
ASB
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -75%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.0%
Other White2.3%
White & Asian1.8%
White Irish1.5%
Indian1.0%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Christian48.2%
No religion41.3%
Not answered7.0%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
75–8472.9%
16–195.8%
35–495.7%
25–344.3%
85 years and over3.6%
+ 3 other age groups · 7.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.2%
Any member 66+14.4%
All members 66+13.5%
Other12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
+ 7 other households · 30.1%
Administrative Information
North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaHitchin E14001289
Constituency
E14001289Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Hitchwood
Constituency code
E14001289
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
St Paul's Walden
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 014C E01023623
E01023623MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 014 E02004922
E02004922LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 014C E01023623
E01023623MSOA 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) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
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 8PL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 20915
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01023623 and MSOA E02004922 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU2 8PL 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 8PL
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