# LU2

Postcode district covering Luton, Stopsley and Wigmore, in Luton.

LU2 is a postcode district covering Luton, Stopsley and Wigmore, in Luton. Median sale price £330,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 81.9 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code LU2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [LU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LU2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=LU2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 16% of people in LU2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=LU2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 651 homes were sold in LU2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=LU2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LU2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=LU2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LU2 had 61,735 usual residents at the census.

## How LU2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | LU2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £330,000 | 4th most expensive | 7 postcode districts, LU · 2025 |
| Population | 61,735 | 2nd most populated | 7 postcode districts, LU · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 16% | 4th most people in radon Affected Areas | 7 postcode districts, LU · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.3% | highest | 7 postcode districts, LU · Jan 2026 |

## Is LU2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LU2 at a rate of 81.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 82.8 per 1,000 people across the LU postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 492 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LU2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,657), anti-social behaviour (1,031) and other crime (858).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LU2 was 83.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in LU2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LU2 has no single figure. Of its 38 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in LU2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Central Bedfordshire 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017616) | 2,345 | 75.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 64.4% |
| [Luton 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015746) | 1,615 | 59.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015747) | 1,448 | 40.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015693) | 1,753 | 57.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Luton 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015696) | 1,372 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015697) | 1,724 | 59.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015797) | 1,294 | 59.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| [Luton 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015798) | 1,375 | 45.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015799) | 1,400 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015800) | 1,475 | 45.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015812) | 1,338 | 51.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015813) | 1,350 | 104.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Luton 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015740) | 1,647 | 82.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015775) | 1,917 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015776) | 1,993 | 73.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015777) | 1,904 | 56.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Luton 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015778) | 1,851 | 55.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.7% |
| [Luton 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015796) | 1,462 | 190.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% |
| [Luton 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015721) | 1,691 | 58.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| [Luton 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015722) | 1,455 | 45.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.3% |
| [Luton 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015806) | 1,386 | 13.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015808) | 1,439 | 147.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.3% |
| [Luton 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015809) | 1,424 | 34.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015810) | 1,375 | 46.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 014G](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015811) | 1,445 | 519.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.9% |
| [Luton 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015719) | 2,121 | 70.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.2% |
| [Luton 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015720) | 1,744 | 66.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015723) | 1,425 | 40.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015779) | 1,552 | 56.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Luton 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015780) | 1,805 | 63.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015781) | 1,675 | 30.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 016G](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015807) | 1,708 | 50.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Luton 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015739) | 2,175 | 151.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015742) | 1,981 | 71.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01033801) | 1,809 | 110.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.7% |
| [Luton 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01033802) | 1,624 | 176.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| [Luton 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015743) | 1,783 | 120.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [North Hertfordshire 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023624) | 1,409 | 92.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 39.5% |

## Your MP

- [Luton South and South Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/luton-south-and-south-bedfordshire): Rachel Hopkins (Labour), MP since July 2024. 69% of the people here.
- [Luton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/luton-north): Sarah Owen (Labour), MP since July 2024. 23% of the people here.
- [Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hitchin): Alistair Strathern (Labour), MP since July 2024. 6.4% of the people here.
- [Mid Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-bedfordshire): Blake Stephenson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.9% of the people here.
- [Harpenden and Berkhamsted](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harpenden-and-berkhamsted): Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in LU2

[Barnfield](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/barnfield), [High Town](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/high-town), [St Anns Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/st-anns-hill), [Stopsley North](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/stopsley-north), [Stopsley South & Round Green](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/stopsley-south-and-round-green), [Warden Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/warden-hill), [Wigmore & Airport](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/wigmore-and-airport)

## Postcode sectors in LU2

[LU2 0 (224 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2-0), [LU2 7 (323 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2-7), [LU2 8 (230 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2-8), [LU2 9 (221 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2-9)

## Council

[Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)

## Towns in LU2

[Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)

## Postcode districts next to LU2

[LU1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu1), [LU3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3), [SG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg4), [SG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5)

## Nearest rail stations

[Luton (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.4140,51.8823), [Luton Airport Parkway (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.3959,51.8724), [Leagrave (5.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.4585,51.9052)

## More in the LU postcode area

[All LU postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## LU2 in brief

LU2 is a postcode district covering Luton, Stopsley and Wigmore, in Luton.
About 65,007 people lived in LU2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £330,000 in 2025 across 651 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 81.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LU2 was £330,000 in 2025.
LU2 had 61,735 usual residents at the census.
About 16% of people in LU2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LU2, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LU2
- Postcode area: [LU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu)
- Constituency: [Luton South and South Bedfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/luton-south-and-south-bedfordshire)
- Council: [Luton †](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)
- Area: 31.29 km²
- People, mid-2024: 65,007*
- Neighbourhoods: 38
- Output areas: 179

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LU3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3), [SG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5), [SG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg4), [LU1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu1)

## Latest updates for LU2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/LU2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2#f-house-sales-median-price.

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