# LU3 1JW: area report for a postcode in Luton

LU3 1JW 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 LU3 1JW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) › [LU3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3) › [LU3 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3-1)

## Around this postcode

- **46 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Luton 010C: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4317,51.8919,LU31JW
- **Luton, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4317,51.8919,LU31JW
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4317,51.8919,LU31JW
- **No property in LU3 1JW 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=-0.4317,51.8919,LU31JW
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Luton 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4317,51.8919,LU31JW
- **£284,946 average price**: For the whole of Luton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4317,51.8919,LU31JW
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4317,51.8919,LU31JW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4317,51.8919,LU31JW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LU3 1JW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4317,51.8919,LU31JW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LU3 1JW**: Road 57 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4317,51.8919,LU31JW
- **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=-0.4317,51.8919,LU31JW
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4317,51.8919,LU31JW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Active Support Education Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/active-support-education-centre-e142672) | Special | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Denbigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denbigh-primary-school-e109534) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Denbigh High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denbigh-high-school-e136319) | Secondary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 54.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Mehria Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mehria-primary-school-e134289) | Independent | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jamiatul-uloom-al-islamia-e134805) | Independent | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [River Bank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-bank-primary-school-e139782) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, January 2025 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Maidenhall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidenhall-primary-school-e109546) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beech Hill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beech-hill-community-primary-school-e131089) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2023 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| February 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2023 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2025 | £268,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2025 | £212,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2024 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2023 | £273,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE BLENHEIM MEDICAL CENTRE (280 m); WOODLAND AVENUE PRACTICE (480 m); MALZEARD ROAD PRACTICE (650 m); CONWAY MEDICAL CENTRE (720 m); KINGSWAY & BRAMINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE (720 m)
- Pharmacies: BISCOT PHARMACY (120 m); RIGHT MEDS PHARMACY (270 m); BLENHEIM PHARMACY (280 m); DENBIGH PHARMACY (370 m); RANK PHARMACY (390 m)
- Dental practices: BEECH HILL DENTAL PRACTICE (630 m); DUNSTABLE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Biscot Road (120 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Luton Dunstable Rd Express (600 m, Tesco); Spar - Dunstable Road (900 m, Spar)

## 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 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 56.5** (2025). Luton 010C has a deprivation score of 56.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,387th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,118** (2021). Luton 010C had 2,118 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,710th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Luton 010C, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.9%** (August 2026). In Luton 010C, 9.9% 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.

## LU3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £327,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LU3 was £327,500 in 2025. Joint 920th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 65,410** (2021). LU3 had 65,410 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 64th 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: 85%** (2022). About 85% of people in LU3 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: 96.5%** (January 2026). In LU3, 96.5% 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: 51.8919, -0.4317

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=-0.4317,51.8919,LU31JW

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3-1jw