# LU3

Postcode district covering Luton, Limbury and Biscot, in Luton.

LU3 is a postcode district covering Luton, Limbury and Biscot, in Luton. Median sale price £327,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 64.2 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code LU3. 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 LU3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=LU3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 85% of people in LU3 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=LU3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 538 homes were sold in LU3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=LU3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LU3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=LU3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LU3 had 65,410 usual residents at the census.

## How LU3 compares

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

| Measure | LU3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £327,500 | 3rd cheapest | 7 postcode districts, LU · 2025 |
| Population | 65,410 | most populated | 7 postcode districts, LU · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 85% | 2nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 7 postcode districts, LU · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.5% | 4th highest | 7 postcode districts, LU · Jan 2026 |

## Is LU3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LU3 at a rate of 64.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 82.8 per 1,000 people across the LU postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 419 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LU3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,768), anti-social behaviour (681) and other crime (674).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LU3 was 65.9 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 LU3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LU3 has no single figure. Of its 38 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in LU3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Luton 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015706) | 1,408 | 41.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Luton 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015707) | 1,486 | 64.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Luton 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015708) | 1,373 | 29.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015709) | 1,500 | 27.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.9% |
| [Luton 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015710) | 1,501 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.4% |
| [Luton 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015770) | 1,342 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.2% |
| [Luton 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015801) | 1,945 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 86.8% |
| [Luton 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015803) | 1,609 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015804) | 1,969 | 138.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.8% |
| [Luton 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015805) | 1,276 | 16.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015769) | 1,271 | 40.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.9% |
| [Luton 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015771) | 1,617 | 126.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.2% |
| [Luton 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015772) | 1,632 | 87.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.5% |
| [Luton 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015773) | 1,290 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.1% |
| [Luton 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015774) | 1,487 | 52.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015802) | 1,652 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.0% |
| [Luton 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015744) | 1,572 | 113.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015748) | 1,807 | 108.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Luton 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015764) | 1,671 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.2% |
| [Luton 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015765) | 1,862 | 130.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.4% |
| [Luton 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015766) | 1,737 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015767) | 1,656 | 57.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% |
| [Luton 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015768) | 1,615 | 39.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015783) | 1,799 | 58.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Luton 006G](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015785) | 2,634 | 67.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.3% |
| [Luton 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015694) | 1,590 | 58.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Luton 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015695) | 1,757 | 27.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015745) | 1,655 | 50.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Luton 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015700) | 2,849 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.0% |
| [Luton 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015701) | 2,249 | 57.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| [Luton 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015704) | 2,118 | 63.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015782) | 2,451 | 51.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Luton 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015784) | 2,576 | 52.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015786) | 2,398 | 58.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Luton 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015698) | 1,772 | 104.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| [Luton 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015699) | 1,946 | 316.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Luton 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015702) | 1,928 | 62.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Luton 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/neighbourhood/e01015705) | 1,643 | 109.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.1% |

## Your MP

- [Luton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/luton-north): Sarah Owen (Labour), MP since July 2024. 80% of the people here.
- [Luton South and South Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/luton-south-and-south-bedfordshire): Rachel Hopkins (Labour), MP since July 2024. 17% of the people here.
- [Mid Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-bedfordshire): Blake Stephenson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 3.0% 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 LU3

[Bramingham](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/bramingham), [Bury Park](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/bury-park), [Limbury](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/limbury), [Marsh Farm](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/marsh-farm), [Montrose Avenue](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/montrose-avenue), [Sundon Park](https://openindex.co.uk/luton/sundon-park)

## Postcode sectors in LU3

[LU3 1 (241 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3-1), [LU3 2 (241 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3-2), [LU3 3 (262 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3-3), [LU3 4 (77 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3-4), [LU3 9 (15 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in LU3

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

## Postcode districts next to LU3

[LU1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu1), [LU2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2), [LU4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu4), [LU5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu5), [MK45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk45), [SG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5)

## Nearest rail stations

[Leagrave (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.4585,51.9052), [Harlington (Bedfordshire) (4.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.4957,51.9621)

## 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)

## LU3 in brief

LU3 is a postcode district covering Luton, Limbury and Biscot, in Luton.
About 68,002 people lived in LU3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £327,500 in 2025 across 538 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 64.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LU3 was £327,500 in 2025.
LU3 had 65,410 usual residents at the census.
About 85% of people in LU3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LU3, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LU3
- Postcode area: [LU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu)
- Constituency: [Luton North †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/luton-north)
- Council: [Luton †](https://openindex.co.uk/luton)
- Area: 33.48 km²
- People, mid-2024: 68,002*
- Neighbourhoods: 38
- Output areas: 180

* 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

[LU2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu2), [LU4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu4), [LU5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu5), [MK45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk45), [LU1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu1), [SG5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg5)

## Latest updates for LU3

- 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/LU3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu3