Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 18.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£300,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LU3 1DN
Postcode
LU3 1DN
Coordinates
51.8866, -0.4232
Grid reference
TL086220
Easting
508,620
Northing
222,065
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XVHPG+JP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Luton
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
Luton
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.
1732
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1732 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · LU3 1DN
HM Land Registry · Luton
Average price
£288,333
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £300,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '25 – Aug '25Aug '25: 1 sales · avg £265,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£300k£283k£265k
May '25Aug '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near LU3 1DN
England & WalesCrime trends · near LU3 1DN
Counts are for Central electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
92
YoY -16%
13710267
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
50
YoY +28%
735230
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
17
YoY stable
26178
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
9
YoY -18%
1592
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY -33%
251912
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Bangladeshi36.2%
Pakistani16.0%
Other White13.8%
White Brit.9.8%
African7.3%
+ 7 other groups · 16.9%
Religion
Muslim57.3%
Christian26.4%
No religion8.1%
Not answered5.6%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
35–4923.1%
25–3418.9%
50–6414.9%
10–159.2%
20–248.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.9%
Households
Other36.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.9%
With dependent children6.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children5.5%
+ 7 other households · 26.7%
Administrative Information
Luton
Local Authority
Council AreaLuton South and South Bedfordshire E14001346
Constituency
E14001346Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Central
Constituency code
E14001346
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Luton, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Luton
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Luton
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Luton 017B E01015699
E01015699MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Luton 017 E02003274
E02003274LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Luton 017B E01015699
E01015699MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Luton 017 E02003274
E02003274Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
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 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:42 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 26 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 LU3 1DN 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: 1732
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015699 and MSOA E02003274 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU3 1DN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LU3 1DN
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 5–11
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 9–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
41.0
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 31%
Attainment 8
52.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
78%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 47%
Secondary with sixth formStateAges 11–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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