LU1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Luton, Farley Hill and Bury Park, in Luton and Central Bedfordshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LU1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In LU1, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How LU1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LU1 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LU1 at a rate of 155.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 82.8 per 1,000 people across LU.
In August 2026 alone, 794 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LU1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,818), other crime (1,600) and anti-social behaviour (1,249).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LU1 was 166.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in LU1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LU1 has no single figure. Of its 26 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in LU1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bedfordshire 033A | 1,479 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.5% |
| Central Bedfordshire 033B | 2,470 | 62.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.9% |
| Central Bedfordshire 033C | 1,597 | 34.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| Central Bedfordshire 033D | 1,446 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.9% |
| Luton 017F | 2,428 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Luton 019A | 2,567 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Luton 019B | 1,807 | 117.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Luton 019C | 2,296 | 114.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Luton 019D | 2,478 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Luton 020A | 1,886 | 134.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Luton 020B | 2,125 | 64.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Luton 020C | 2,013 | 61.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.5% |
| Luton 020D | 1,929 | 141.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Luton 020E | 2,046 | 128.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Luton 020F | 1,614 | 52.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Luton 021A | 1,997 | 139.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.6% |
| Luton 021B | 1,622 | 222.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| Luton 021D | 1,915 | 57.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| Luton 021E | 1,784 | 67.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Luton 021F | 2,677 | 91.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.7% |
| Luton 021G | 1,530 | 431.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Luton 021H | 1,750 | 155.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Luton 023A | 1,576 | 583.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.7% |
| Luton 023B | 1,177 | 309.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| Luton 023C | 1,280 | 443.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 80.8% |
| Luton 023D | 2,351 | 225.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
MPs for LU1
- Rachel HopkinsLabourMP for Luton South and South Bedfordshire99% of LU1’s postcodes
- Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratMP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted0.4% of LU1’s postcodes
- Sarah OwenLabourMP for Luton North0.1% of LU1’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in LU15
Postcode sectors in LU16
Councils LU1 covers2
Towns in LU11
Postcode districts next to LU19
Nearest rail stations3
More in the LU postcode area2
LU1 in brief
LU1 is a postcode district covering Luton, Farley Hill and Bury Park, in Luton and Central Bedfordshire.
About 57,266 people lived in LU1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £315,000 in 2025 across 342 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 155.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LU1 was £315,000 in 2025.
LU1 had 51,026 usual residents at the census.
In LU1, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In LU1, 7.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.