# LU2 0GE: area report for a postcode in Luton

LU2 0GE 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 LU2 0GE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) › [LU2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2) › [LU2 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2-0)

## Around this postcode

- **43 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 4% on July. Luton 016A: 70 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3973,51.8758,LU20GE
- **Luton Airport Parkway, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3973,51.8758,LU20GE
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3973,51.8758,LU20GE
- **No property in LU2 0GE 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=-0.3973,51.8758,LU20GE
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Luton 016A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3973,51.8758,LU20GE
- **£284,946 average price**: For the whole of Luton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3973,51.8758,LU20GE
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3973,51.8758,LU20GE
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3973,51.8758,LU20GE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LU2 0GE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3973,51.8758,LU20GE
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LU2 0GE**: Road 55 dB, rail 53 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3973,51.8758,LU20GE
- **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=-0.3973,51.8758,LU20GE
- **17.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3973,51.8758,LU20GE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chiltern Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-academy-e145872) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 52.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Linden Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-linden-academy-e137324) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crawley Green Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crawley-green-infant-school-e109702) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Wenlock CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wenlock-cofe-academy-e149542) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hart Hill Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hart-hill-nursery-school-e109418) | Nursery | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024 | – |
| [Avenue Centre for Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avenue-centre-for-education-e134525) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [Cutenhoe Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cutenhoe-hill-primary-school-e109571) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lime Academy Hartwell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-academy-hartwell-e151866) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £242,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| October 2024 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| December 2024 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| December 2024 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2024 | £253,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £461,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Luton Airport Parkway (390 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Luton Kimpton Rd Express (100 m, Tesco); Iceland Luton Food Warehouse (330 m, Iceland); Aldi Gipsy Lane, Luton (420 m, Aldi); Iceland Luton Park St (940 m, Iceland)

## 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 016A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.5** (2025). Luton 016A has a deprivation score of 13.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,788th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £335,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Luton 016A was £335,000 in 2025. Joint 12,666th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,121** (2021). Luton 016A had 2,121 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,675th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Luton 016A, 99.2% 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.

## LU2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LU2 was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 898th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 61,735** (2021). LU2 had 61,735 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 85th 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: 16%** (2022). About 16% of people in LU2 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In LU2, 98.3% 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: 51.8758, -0.3973

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=-0.3973,51.8758,LU20GE

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