Among the most deprived
IMD England
86
Crime · May '26
£295,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for LU3 3QJ
Postcode
LU3 3QJ
Coordinates
51.9129, -0.4521
Grid reference
TL065249
Easting
506,562
Northing
224,948
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XWG7X+54
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.
3873
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3873 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)
Property sales · LU3 3QJ
HM Land Registry · Luton
Average price
£295,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £295,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Aug '24Aug '24: 1 sales · avg £330,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£330k£295k£260k
May '24Aug '24
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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 3QJ
Crime trends · near LU3 3QJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
503621
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
27
YoY -29%
ASB
26154
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -40%
Burglary
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1272
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +83%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.30.4%
Pakistani15.2%
Bangladeshi11.0%
African10.0%
Other White8.3%
+ 9 other groups · 25.0%
Religion
Christian39.7%
Muslim29.7%
No religion20.3%
Not answered6.4%
Sikh1.8%
+ 1 other religions · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4919.9%
50–6416.2%
25–3415.1%
≤49.8%
10–159.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 29.2%
Households
Other19.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children18.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.1%
Any member 66+10.1%
With dependent children6.7%
+ 9 other households · 31.1%
Administrative Information
Luton
Local Authority
Council AreaLuton North E14001345
Constituency
E14001345Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 ScotlandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Luton
Sub ICB Location
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Luton 003C E01015772
E01015772MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Luton 003 E02003260
E02003260LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Luton 003C E01015772
E01015772MSOA 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
3:55 AM
Sunrise
8:18 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:55 AM
Sunset (today)
8:18 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 3QJ 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: 3873
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015772 and MSOA E02003260 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU3 3QJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LU3 3QJ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Waulud Primary School
Luton · LU3 3LZ
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Woodlands Secondary School
Luton · LU3 3SP
Outstanding
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
The Meads Primary School
Luton · LU3 2UE
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Luton · LU3 3TL
0.5 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Lea Manor High School
Luton · LU3 3TL
Inadequate
0.5 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Whitefield Primary Academy
Luton · LU3 3SS
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Parklea Primary School
Luton · LU3 3EW
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Norton Road Primary School
Luton · LU3 2NX
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Bramingham Primary School
Luton · LU3 4BL
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Icknield Primary School
Luton · LU3 2JB
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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