# LU1 3QH: area report for a postcode in Luton

LU1 3QH is a postcode in Luton.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Luton. Open the map at LU1 3QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) › [LU1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu1) › [LU1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **78 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Luton 021D: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4156,51.8713,LU13QH
- **Luton, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4156,51.8713,LU13QH
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4156,51.8713,LU13QH
- **No property in LU1 3QH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4156,51.8713,LU13QH
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Luton 021D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4156,51.8713,LU13QH
- **£284,946 average price**: For the whole of Luton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4156,51.8713,LU13QH
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4156,51.8713,LU13QH
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4156,51.8713,LU13QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LU1 3QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4156,51.8713,LU13QH
- **Low road and rail noise at LU1 3QH**: Road 48 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4156,51.8713,LU13QH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.4156,51.8713,LU13QH
- **13.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4156,51.8713,LU13QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tennyson Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tennyson-road-primary-school-e147376) | Primary | 60 m (1 minute on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-primary-school-e135539) | Independent | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Chapel Street Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapel-street-nursery-school-e109421) | Nursery | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Cutenhoe Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cutenhoe-hill-primary-school-e109571) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hillborough Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillborough-junior-school-e109578) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hillborough Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillborough-infant-and-nursery-school-e109581) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Avenue Centre for Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avenue-centre-for-education-e134525) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [The Linden Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-linden-academy-e137324) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £232,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £222,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £252,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £313,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £198,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE (400 m); CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE (460 m); THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE (700 m)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (400 m); KAMSONS PHARMACY (460 m); THE MALL PHARMACY (860 m); BOOTS (860 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: LUTON DENTAL PRACTICE (800 m); A GEORGE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (850 m); 1A PEEL STREET [DENTAL PRACTICE] (890 m); MAPLE DENTAL CLINIC (970 m)
- Supermarkets: EG - OTM - Luton (240 m, Spar); Iceland Luton Park St (740 m, Iceland); Farmfoods Luton (870 m, Farmfoods); Lidl Luton - The Mall (870 m, Lidl); Tesco Luton Express (910 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £284,946** (July 2026). Luton’s average house price was £284,946 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,732** (2025). Full-time workers living in Luton earned a median of £34,732 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 51st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Luton costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 29.5** (2025). Luton has a deprivation score of 29.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 45th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Luton 021D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.1** (2025). Luton 021D has a deprivation score of 31.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,739th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £232,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Luton 021D was £232,750 in 2025. Joint 9,840th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,915** (2021). Luton 021D had 1,915 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,890th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Luton 021D, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## LU1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LU1 was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 994th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,026** (2021). LU1 had 51,026 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 190th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 64%** (2022). About 64% of people in LU1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.0%** (January 2026). In LU1, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)
- Centre: 51.8713, -0.4156

Council: [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Luton South and South Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/luton-south-and-south-bedfordshire): Rachel Hopkins (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.4156,51.8713,LU13QH

## How to cite

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