Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 2.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£63,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LU4 8FR
Postcode
LU4 8FR
Coordinates
51.8930, -0.4487
Grid reference
TL068227
Easting
506,847
Northing
222,740
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XVHV2+5G
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.
4383
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4383 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 · LU4 8FR
HM Land Registry · Luton
Average price
£71,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £63,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '25 – Jun '26Jun '26: 1 sales · avg £63,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£90k£75k£60k
May '25Sep '25Jun '26
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 LU4 8FR
England & WalesCrime trends · near LU4 8FR
Counts are for Challney 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
22
YoY -19%
352515
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY -50%
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
1172
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Pakistani45.4%
White Brit.9.2%
Bangladeshi9.1%
Other Asian7.0%
Other White5.9%
+ 7 other groups · 23.4%
Religion
Muslim64.8%
Christian17.5%
No religion6.6%
Not answered6.0%
Hindu3.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4922.5%
25–3417.4%
50–6411.8%
10–1510.4%
≤49.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children25.5%
Other21.6%
With dependent children9.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.6%
+ 8 other households · 26.3%
Administrative Information
Luton
Local Authority
Council AreaLuton North E14001345
Constituency
E14001345Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Challney
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 015D E01015787
E01015787MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Luton 015 E02003272
E02003272LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Luton 015D E01015787
E01015787MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Luton 015 E02003272
E02003272Urban: 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
5:44 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
12 hours 22 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:44 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 22 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 2021
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~5 years
Active Duration
2021 -> PresentFebruary 2021 — Introduced
Postcode LU4 8FR introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode LU4 8FR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2021
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~5 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LU4 8FR
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
67%
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 10–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
57.4
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–17FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
82%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
66%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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