Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
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Coordinates & Location for LU3 3FL
Postcode
LU3 3FL
Coordinates
51.9175, -0.4532
Grid reference
TL064254
Easting
506,478
Northing
225,454
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XWG8W+XP
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.
1050
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1050 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 3FL
England & WalesCrime trends · near LU3 3FL
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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27
YoY -27%
503621
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
13
YoY —
26154
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1272
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.33.5%
Bangladeshi15.2%
African13.7%
Pakistani8.5%
Other White6.1%
+ 8 other groups · 23.0%
Religion
Christian38.4%
Muslim29.4%
No religion23.9%
Not answered5.9%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
35–4920.6%
50–6415.0%
25–3413.4%
10–1511.8%
5–910.6%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Other19.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children19.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.3%
Any member 66+9.9%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.2%
+ 7 other households · 26.7%
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 003B E01015771
E01015771MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Luton 003 E02003260
E02003260LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Luton 003B E01015771
E01015771MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Luton 003 E02003260
E02003260Urban: 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
5:53 AM
Sunrise
5:52 PM
Sunset
11 hours 59 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:53 AM
Sunset (today)
5:52 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 59 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2019
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~7 years
Active Duration
2019 -> PresentDecember 2019 — Introduced
Postcode LU3 3FL introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015771 and MSOA E02003260 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU3 3FL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2019
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~7 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LU3 3FL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 46%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 44%
Attainment 8
36.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
73%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 35%
Attainment 8
44.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
53%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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