# LU4 8RU: area report for a postcode in Luton

LU4 8RU 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 8RU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) › [LU4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu4) › [LU4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **45 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 15% on July. Luton 011A: 83 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4568,51.8923,LU48RU
- **Leagrave, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4568,51.8923,LU48RU
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4568,51.8923,LU48RU
- **No property in LU4 8RU 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=-0.4568,51.8923,LU48RU
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Luton 011A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4568,51.8923,LU48RU
- **£284,946 average price**: For the whole of Luton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4568,51.8923,LU48RU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4568,51.8923,LU48RU
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4568,51.8923,LU48RU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LU4 8RU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4568,51.8923,LU48RU
- **Loud road and rail noise at LU4 8RU**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4568,51.8923,LU48RU
- **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=-0.4568,51.8923,LU48RU
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.4568,51.8923,LU48RU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Downside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downside-primary-school-e109567) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Challney High School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/challney-high-school-for-boys-e136651) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Beechwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-primary-school-e134701) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Challney High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/challney-high-school-for-girls-e144312) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 51.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Maidenhall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maidenhall-primary-school-e109546) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Foxdell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foxdell-primary-school-e109572) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 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) |
| [Al Hikmah Boys School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-hikmah-boys-school-e147690) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £127,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| November 2025 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2025 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2024 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £366,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2025 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2023 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| March 2026 | £216,900 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LISTER HOUSE SURGERY (360 m)
- Pharmacies: MAKAN'S PHARMACY (470 m)
- Dental practices: LEAGRAVE DENTAL (390 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Empire Express Petrol (370 m, Asda); Lidl Hatters Way Retail Park (390 m, Lidl); Aldi Bury Park Luton (560 m, Aldi); Spar - Dunstable Road (870 m, Spar)

## 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 011A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.6** (2025). Luton 011A has a deprivation score of 28.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,957th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £305,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Luton 011A was £305,000 in 2025. Joint 15,049th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,991** (2021). Luton 011A had 1,991 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,428th 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: 98.4%** (January 2026). In Luton 011A, 98.4% 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.

## 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: 51.8923, -0.4568

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=-0.4568,51.8923,LU48RU

## How to cite

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