High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 1.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£385,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LU3 1EW
Postcode
LU3 1EW
Coordinates
51.8956, -0.4282
Grid reference
TL082230
Easting
508,253
Northing
223,057
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XVHWC+6P
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.
10125
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10125 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 1EW
HM Land Registry · Luton
Average price
£385,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £385,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '24 – Feb '25Feb '25: 1 sales · avg £365,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£405k£385k£365k
Dec '24Feb '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 1EW
England & WalesCrime trends · near LU3 1EW
Counts are for Biscot 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
11
YoY —
28164
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Bangladeshi29.8%
Pakistani26.5%
White Brit.11.0%
Other White8.2%
Indian4.0%
+ 7 other groups · 20.5%
Religion
Muslim58.6%
Christian20.8%
Not answered9.1%
No religion7.8%
Hindu1.7%
+ 1 other religions · 1.9%
Age groups
35–4923.7%
25–3412.3%
50–6411.2%
10–1510.4%
≤49.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children27.9%
With dependent children13.9%
Other12.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.2%
Any member 66+7.4%
+ 8 other households · 28.2%
Administrative Information
Luton
Local Authority
Council AreaLuton South and South Bedfordshire E14001346
Constituency
E14001346Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Biscot
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 010A E01015700
E01015700MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Luton 010 E02003267
E02003267LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Luton 010A E01015700
E01015700MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Luton 010 E02003267
E02003267Urban: 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 1EW 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: 10125
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015700 and MSOA E02003267 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU3 1EW 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 1EW
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
82%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 31%
Attainment 8
52.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 21%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–17FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 10–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
57.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 5–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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