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

LU3 1PQ 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 1PQ 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

- **51 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 9% on July. Luton 010D: 51 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4340,51.8986,LU31PQ
- **Leagrave, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4340,51.8986,LU31PQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4340,51.8986,LU31PQ
- **No property in LU3 1PQ 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=-0.4340,51.8986,LU31PQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Luton 010D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4340,51.8986,LU31PQ
- **£285,800 average price**: For the whole of Luton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4340,51.8986,LU31PQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4340,51.8986,LU31PQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4340,51.8986,LU31PQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LU3 1PQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4340,51.8986,LU31PQ
- **Low road and rail noise at LU3 1PQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4340,51.8986,LU31PQ
- **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=-0.4340,51.8986,LU31PQ
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4340,51.8986,LU31PQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [William Austin Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-austin-junior-school-e109560) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Austin Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-austin-infant-school-e109584) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jamiatul-uloom-al-islamia-e134805) | Independent | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Denbigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denbigh-primary-school-e109534) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e151960) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [River Bank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-bank-primary-school-e139782) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, January 2025 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Active Support Education Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/active-support-education-centre-e142672) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Maidenhall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidenhall-primary-school-e109546) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £333,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2024 | £243,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £267,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2023 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2025 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WOODLAND AVENUE PRACTICE (430 m); THE BLENHEIM MEDICAL CENTRE (810 m); GARDENIA PRACTICE (880 m)
- Pharmacies: BISHOPSCOTE CHEMIST (180 m); WOODLANDS CHEMIST (360 m); DENBIGH PHARMACY (450 m); BISCOT PHARMACY (710 m); BLENHEIM PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: MARSH ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Luton Bishopscote Express (420 m, Tesco); Co-op Biscot Road (770 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 010D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.1** (2025). Luton 010D has a deprivation score of 26.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,409th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Luton 010D was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 10,972nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,451** (2021). Luton 010D had 2,451 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,228th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Luton 010D, 99.9% 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.

## 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: 51.8986, -0.4340

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), 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=-0.4340,51.8986,LU31PQ

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