📅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 ClassificationUrban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
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.
22076
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 22076 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,498
White Brit.52.7%
African8.7%
Indian7.9%
Other White7.7%
Pakistani7.1%
+ 7 other groups · 15.8%
Religion
Total residents: 1,504
Christian50.9%
No religion24.4%
Muslim10.3%
Not answered6.5%
Hindu5.5%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,501
50–6420.5%
35–4918.9%
25–3413.9%
65–749.6%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Total households: 631
Other19.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
Any member 66+13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
All members 66+9.7%
+ 7 other households · 33.1%
Sun & Time Information
🌅
5:55 AM
Sunrise
🌇
6:20 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)5:55 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:20 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
📅
April 1985
First Introduced
Active from
⛔
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
⏳
~41 years
Active Duration
1985 → Present
April 1985 — Introduced
Postcode LU3 3XT 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: 22076
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015709 and MSOA E02003258 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU3 3XT is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedApril 1985
⛔Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~41 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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