# LU4 0LN: area report for a postcode in Luton

LU4 0LN 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 LU4 0LN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) › [LU4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu4) › [LU4 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu4-0)

## Around this postcode

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Luton 013D: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4818,51.8958,LU40LN
- **Leagrave, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4818,51.8958,LU40LN
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4818,51.8958,LU40LN
- **No property in LU4 0LN 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=-0.4818,51.8958,LU40LN
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Luton 013D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4818,51.8958,LU40LN
- **£284,946 average price**: For the whole of Luton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4818,51.8958,LU40LN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4818,51.8958,LU40LN
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4818,51.8958,LU40LN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LU4 0LN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4818,51.8958,LU40LN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LU4 0LN**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4818,51.8958,LU40LN
- **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=-0.4818,51.8958,LU40LN
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4818,51.8958,LU40LN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Ferrars Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ferrars-academy-e139612) | Primary | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [Ferrars Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferrars-junior-school-e151041) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Chalk Hills Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-chalk-hills-academy-e135337) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Martin De Porres Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martin-de-porres-catholic-primary-school-e142264) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Christophers Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-christophers-academy-e138021) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pastures Way Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pastures-way-nursery-school-e109423) | Nursery | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Leagrave Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leagrave-primary-school-e131851) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Al Hikmah Boys School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-hikmah-boys-school-e147690) | Independent | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2025 | £282,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £286,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE (710 m)
- Pharmacies: HALFWAY PHARMACY (650 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (720 m)
- Dental practices: THE ORTHODONTIC CENTRE (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Ravenhill Way (590 m, Morrisons); Tesco Dunstable Extra (730 m, Tesco)

## 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 013D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.1** (2025). Luton 013D has a deprivation score of 16.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,570th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £342,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Luton 013D was £342,500 in 2025. Joint 12,212th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,953** (2021). Luton 013D had 1,953 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,121st 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Luton 013D, 99.5% 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.

## LU4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LU4 was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 1,022nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 57,576** (2021). LU4 had 57,576 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 114th 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: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in LU4 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In LU4, 97.1% 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: 51.8958, -0.4818

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=-0.4818,51.8958,LU40LN

## How to cite

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