# LU2 7UG: area report for a postcode in Luton

LU2 7UG 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 7UG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) › [LU2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2) › [LU2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2-7)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Luton 012F: 190 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.3970,51.9019,LU27UG
- **Luton, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.3970,51.9019,LU27UG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.3970,51.9019,LU27UG
- **No property in LU2 7UG 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=-0.3970,51.9019,LU27UG
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Luton 012F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.3970,51.9019,LU27UG
- **£284,946 average price**: For the whole of Luton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.3970,51.9019,LU27UG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.3970,51.9019,LU27UG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 30 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.3970,51.9019,LU27UG
- **97.9% can get gigabit broadband at LU2 7UG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.3970,51.9019,LU27UG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LU2 7UG**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.3970,51.9019,LU27UG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-0.3970,51.9019,LU27UG
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.3970,51.9019,LU27UG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stopsley Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stopsley-community-primary-school-e109553) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-primary-school-e151151) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2019 | – |
| [Lady Zia Wernher School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lady-zia-wernher-school-e109745) | Special | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [Stopsley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stopsley-high-school-e148692) | Secondary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Putteridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/putteridge-primary-school-e109564) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ramridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ramridge-primary-school-e134155) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Putteridge High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/putteridge-high-school-e144311) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 50.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Someries Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/someries-junior-school-e109575) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2024 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £383,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2025 | £392,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2025 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| August 2025 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| June 2026 | £246,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE (210 m); DR PS BATH'S PRACTICE (210 m)
- Pharmacies: STOPSLEY PHARMACY (130 m); KRISH CHEMIST (170 m); ASHCROFT PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: ORAL HEALTH CLINIC (10 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Stopsley (30 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Luton Hitchin Rd Express (120 m, Tesco); Co-op Wigmore Lane (700 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 012F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.5** (2025). Luton 012F has a deprivation score of 23.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,091st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £383,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Luton 012F was £383,000 in 2025. Joint 9,625th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,462** (2021). Luton 012F had 1,462 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,153rd least 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 012F, 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: 51.9019, -0.3970

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

## Your MP

- [Luton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/luton-north): Sarah Owen (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=-0.3970,51.9019,LU27UG

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2-7ug.

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