# LU1 5HQ: area report for a postcode in Luton

LU1 5HQ 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 5HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) › [LU1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu1) › [LU1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **84 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. Luton 021A: 140 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4214,51.8730,LU15HQ
- **Luton, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4214,51.8730,LU15HQ
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4214,51.8730,LU15HQ
- **No property in LU1 5HQ 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=-0.4214,51.8730,LU15HQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Luton 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4214,51.8730,LU15HQ
- **£284,946 average price**: For the whole of Luton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4214,51.8730,LU15HQ
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4214,51.8730,LU15HQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4214,51.8730,LU15HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LU1 5HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4214,51.8730,LU15HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LU1 5HQ**: Road 61 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4214,51.8730,LU15HQ
- **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=-0.4214,51.8730,LU15HQ
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4214,51.8730,LU15HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chapel Street Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapel-street-nursery-school-e109421) | Nursery | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Hillborough Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillborough-junior-school-e109578) | Primary | 240 m (3 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 | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Tennyson Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tennyson-road-primary-school-e147376) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rothesay Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rothesay-nursery-school-e109419) | Nursery | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Oakwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-primary-school-e135539) | Independent | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Farley Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/farley-junior-academy-e148297) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Stockwood Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-stockwood-park-academy-e135338) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 36.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2025 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £62,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £207,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| August 2024 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE (270 m); CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE (480 m); THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE (630 m); BUTE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (820 m); LEA VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: KAMSONS PHARMACY (270 m); KAMSONS PHARMACY (480 m); THE MALL PHARMACY (780 m); BOOTS (830 m); SE MORGAN CHEMIST (850 m)
- Dental practices: LUTON DENTAL PRACTICE (640 m); PETRIE TUCKER & PARTNERS LTD (670 m); 1A PEEL STREET [DENTAL PRACTICE] (710 m); A GEORGE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (740 m); MAPLE DENTAL CLINIC (750 m)
- Supermarkets: EG - OTM - Luton (270 m, Spar); Lidl Luton - The Mall (870 m, Lidl); Iceland Luton Park St (870 m, Iceland); Tesco Luton Express (890 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Luton (890 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.4** (2025). Luton 021A has a deprivation score of 31.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,611th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Luton 021A was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,997** (2021). Luton 021A had 1,997 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,336th 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: 92.6%** (January 2026). In Luton 021A, 92.6% 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: 51.8730, -0.4214

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=-0.4214,51.8730,LU15HQ

## How to cite

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