# LU3 3QH: area report for a postcode in Luton

LU3 3QH 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 3QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) › [LU3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3) › [LU3 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3-3)

## Around this postcode

- **38 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 6% on July. Luton 003C: 88 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4526,51.9118,LU33QH
- **Leagrave, 840 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4526,51.9118,LU33QH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4526,51.9118,LU33QH
- **No property in LU3 3QH 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=-0.4526,51.9118,LU33QH
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Luton 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4526,51.9118,LU33QH
- **£284,946 average price**: For the whole of Luton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4526,51.9118,LU33QH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4526,51.9118,LU33QH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4526,51.9118,LU33QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LU3 3QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4526,51.9118,LU33QH
- **Low road and rail noise at LU3 3QH**: Road 46 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4526,51.9118,LU33QH
- **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=-0.4526,51.9118,LU33QH
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4526,51.9118,LU33QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Waulud Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waulud-primary-school-e131850) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Meads Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-meads-primary-school-e109558) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodlands Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-secondary-school-e109744) | Special | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Lea Manor High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lea-manor-high-school-e149208) | Secondary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 42.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Parklea Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parklea-primary-school-e109556) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitefield Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitefield-primary-academy-e146751) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Norton Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norton-road-primary-school-e109548) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beechwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-primary-school-e134701) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £136,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| August 2024 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2023 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2025 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Leagrave (840 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NEVILLE ROAD SURGERY (890 m)
- Pharmacies: CALVERTON PHARMACY (420 m); MOAKES PHARMACY (710 m)
- Dental practices: MARSH FARM (600 m); MOBILE SERVICE (600 m); MARSH FARM DENTAL PRACTICE (710 m); HEALTHY SMILES DENTAL PRACTICE (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Limbury Mead Express (390 m, Tesco); Lidl Leagrave Luton (800 m, Lidl); Iceland Luton Leagrave (850 m, Iceland)

## 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 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 40.9** (2025). Luton 003C has a deprivation score of 40.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,348th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,632** (2021). Luton 003C had 1,632 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,552nd 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: 90.5%** (January 2026). In Luton 003C, 90.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 10.6%** (August 2026). In Luton 003C, 10.6% 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: 51.9118, -0.4526

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=-0.4526,51.9118,LU33QH

## How to cite

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