# LU3 9JT: area report for a postcode in Luton

LU3 9JT 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 9JT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) › [LU3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3) › [LU3 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3-9)

## Around this postcode

- **309 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. Luton 023B: 309 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4229,51.8800,LU39JT
- **Luton, 660 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4229,51.8800,LU39JT
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4229,51.8800,LU39JT
- **No property in LU3 9JT 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=-0.4229,51.8800,LU39JT
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Luton 023B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4229,51.8800,LU39JT
- **£284,946 average price**: For the whole of Luton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4229,51.8800,LU39JT
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4229,51.8800,LU39JT
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4229,51.8800,LU39JT
- **100% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.4229,51.8800,LU39JT
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LU3 9JT**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4229,51.8800,LU39JT
- **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=-0.4229,51.8800,LU39JT
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4229,51.8800,LU39JT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rothesay Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rothesay-nursery-school-e109419) | Nursery | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Dallow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dallow-primary-school-e139705) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bury-park-educational-institute-al-hikmah-secondary-school-e134807) | Independent | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Chapel Street Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chapel-street-nursery-school-e109421) | Nursery | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Hillborough Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillborough-junior-school-e109578) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hillborough Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillborough-infant-and-nursery-school-e109581) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Farley Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/farley-junior-academy-e148297) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), January 2024 | 64% 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 | 1 km (12 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2024 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £137,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2023 | £137,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| September 2024 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2023 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| July 2023 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Luton (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BUTE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (70 m); LEA VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE (180 m); THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE (540 m); BELL HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (570 m); THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE (690 m)
- Pharmacies: SE MORGAN CHEMIST (70 m); THE MALL PHARMACY (520 m); HARRIS CHEMIST (570 m); BOOTS (610 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (620 m)
- Dental practices: LIVERPOOL ROAD HEALTH CENTRE (180 m); PETRIE TUCKER & PARTNERS LTD (190 m); MAPLE DENTAL CLINIC (220 m); SHARING SMILES (250 m); 1A PEEL STREET [DENTAL PRACTICE] (320 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Luton (310 m, Sainsburys); Asda Viva Express Petrol (390 m, Asda); Lidl Bury Park Luton (400 m, Lidl); Tesco Luton Express (640 m, Tesco); Lidl Luton - The Mall (670 m, Lidl)

## 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 023B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 52.1** (2025). Luton 023B has a deprivation score of 52.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,002nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,177** (2021). Luton 023B had 1,177 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,267th 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Luton 023B, 99.4% 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: 8.7%** (August 2026). In Luton 023B, 8.7% 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: 51.8800, -0.4229

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-0.4229,51.8800,LU39JT

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