High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
East of England
Region
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.
8340
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8340 out of 33,755 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near LU3 2RG
England & WalesCrime trends · near LU3 2RG
Counts are for Northwell electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
30
YoY stable
503622
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
26
YoY +73%
26154
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1580
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY -90%
1271
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.32.3%
Pakistani14.5%
Other White11.3%
African7.4%
Bangladeshi7.1%
+ 9 other groups · 27.4%
Religion
Christian45.0%
Muslim25.3%
No religion16.9%
Not answered6.3%
Hindu3.2%
+ 1 other religions · 3.3%
Age groups
35–4921.3%
50–6419.8%
25–3414.5%
10–158.5%
5–97.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Other21.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.7%
Any member 66+8.2%
+ 9 other households · 35.5%
Coordinates & Location for LU3 2RG
Postcode
LU3 2RG
Coordinates
51.9052, -0.4530
Grid reference
TL065240
Easting
506,521
Northing
224,095
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XWG4W+3Q
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
Administrative Information
Luton
Local Authority
Council AreaLuton North E14001345
Constituency
E14001345Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Northwell
Constituency code
E14001345
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 006B E01015765
E01015765MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Luton 006 E02003263
E02003263LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Luton 006B E01015765
E01015765MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Luton 006 E02003263
E02003263Urban: 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
6:07 AM
Sunrise
5:33 PM
Sunset
11 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:07 AM
Sunset (today)
5:33 PM
Daylight duration
11 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 2RG 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: 8340
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015765 and MSOA E02003263 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU3 2RG 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
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Schools near LU3 2RG
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
75%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
77%
SecondaryStateGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 30%
Attainment 8
50.1
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
91%
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