📅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.
22166
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 22166 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: 1,442
White Brit.65.0%
Other White9.9%
Indian4.6%
Pakistani3.0%
White & Asian2.8%
+ 7 other groups · 14.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,444
Christian47.0%
No religion33.2%
Muslim9.5%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu2.8%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,444
50–6424.0%
35–4920.6%
25–3417.9%
65–746.7%
≤45.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.0%
Households
Total households: 626
Other21.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.3%
Any member 66+9.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.3%
+ 7 other households · 32.9%
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
📅
February 1990
First Introduced
Active from
⛔
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
⏳
~36 years
Active Duration
1990 → Present
February 1990 — Introduced
Postcode LU2 8TJ 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: 22166
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015808 and MSOA E02003271 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU2 8TJ is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedFebruary 1990
⛔Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~36 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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