📅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.
27083
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 27083 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: 1,419
White Brit.68.4%
Other White6.1%
Indian5.8%
African3.0%
Other Asian2.5%
+ 8 other groups · 14.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,422
Christian53.9%
No religion27.9%
Muslim6.8%
Not answered5.0%
Hindu3.3%
+ 1 other religions · 3.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,422
50–6423.4%
35–4919.3%
65–7413.5%
25–349.1%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Total households: 512
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.8%
All members 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.5%
Any member 66+9.0%
+ 7 other households · 35.0%
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 8RU 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: 27083
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015809 and MSOA E02003271 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU2 8RU is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedApril 1987
⛔Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~39 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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