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

LU2 0HX 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 0HX 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

- **83 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Luton 022E: 121 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4082,51.8832,LU20HX
- **Luton, 410 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4082,51.8832,LU20HX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4082,51.8832,LU20HX
- **No property in LU2 0HX 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=-0.4082,51.8832,LU20HX
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Luton 022E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4082,51.8832,LU20HX
- **£285,800 average price**: For the whole of Luton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4082,51.8832,LU20HX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4082,51.8832,LU20HX
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4082,51.8832,LU20HX
- **98.4% can get gigabit broadband at LU2 0HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4082,51.8832,LU20HX
- **Low road and rail noise at LU2 0HX**: Road 53 dB, rail 49 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4082,51.8832,LU20HX
- **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=-0.4082,51.8832,LU20HX
- **13.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4082,51.8832,LU20HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lime Academy Hartwell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lime-academy-hartwell-e151866) | Special | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), February 2024, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | – |
| [St Matthew's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-primary-school-e109552) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hart Hill Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hart-hill-nursery-school-e109418) | Nursery | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024 | – |
| [Richmond Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richmond-hill-school-e109743) | Special | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Wenlock CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wenlock-cofe-academy-e149542) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crawley Green Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crawley-green-infant-school-e109702) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Chapel Street Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapel-street-nursery-school-e109421) | Nursery | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Chiltern Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-academy-e145872) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 52.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2026 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £84,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| May 2023 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| December 2024 | £435,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Luton (410 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE (820 m)
- Pharmacies: ROYAL PHARMACY (330 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (580 m); BOOTS (620 m); THE MALL PHARMACY (680 m)
- Dental practices: A GEORGE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (740 m); SHARING SMILES (820 m); 1A PEEL STREET [DENTAL PRACTICE] (840 m); LUTON DENTAL PRACTICE (850 m); MAPLE DENTAL CLINIC (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Luton Express (560 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Luton (570 m, Farmfoods); Lidl Luton - The Mall (590 m, Lidl); Iceland Luton Park St (690 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £285,800** (August 2026). Luton’s average house price was £285,800 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 120th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 022E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 48.7** (2025). Luton 022E has a deprivation score of 48.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,581st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,783** (2021). Luton 022E had 1,783 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,437th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Luton 022E, 99.7% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.4%** (August 2026). In Luton 022E, 9.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.8832, -0.4082

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), August 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=-0.4082,51.8832,LU20HX

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2-0hx