# LU4 9HT: area report for a postcode in Luton

LU4 9HT 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 9HT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton) › [LU4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu4) › [LU4 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu4-9)

## Around this postcode

- **39 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 22% on July. Luton 005B: 72 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.4683,51.9061,LU49HT
- **Leagrave, 680 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.4683,51.9061,LU49HT
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.4683,51.9061,LU49HT
- **5 of 21 properties in LU4 9HT at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.4683,51.9061,LU49HT
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Luton 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.4683,51.9061,LU49HT
- **£285,800 average price**: For the whole of Luton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.4683,51.9061,LU49HT
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.4683,51.9061,LU49HT
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.4683,51.9061,LU49HT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LU4 9HT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.4683,51.9061,LU49HT
- **Low road and rail noise at LU4 9HT**: Road 52 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.4683,51.9061,LU49HT
- **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=-0.4683,51.9061,LU49HT
- **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=-0.4683,51.9061,LU49HT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Gill Blowers Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gill-blowers-nursery-school-e131175) | Nursery | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | – |
| [Leagrave Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leagrave-primary-school-e131851) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's House Moorlands](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-house-moorlands-e109726) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Al Hikmah Boys School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-hikmah-boys-school-e147690) | Independent | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Pirton Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pirton-hill-primary-school-e109574) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 54% 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 | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 51.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Beechwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-primary-school-e134701) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ferrars Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferrars-junior-school-e151041) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £262,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2026 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2023 | £142,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2025 | £338,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Leagrave (680 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS (290 m); THE OAKLEY SURGERY (740 m); DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE (860 m); SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: HOCKWELL RING PHARMACY (210 m); JARDINES PHARMACY (670 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: ACWORTH CRESCENT (DENTAL SURGERY) (60 m); DENTAL SURGERY (450 m); HEALTHY SMILES DENTAL PRACTICE (500 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £285,800** (August 2026). Luton’s average house price was £285,800 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 120th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.0** (2025). Luton 005B has a deprivation score of 26.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,462nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £352,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Luton 005B was £352,500 in 2025. Joint 11,472nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,102** (2021). Luton 005B had 2,102 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,900th 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: 91.9%** (January 2026). In Luton 005B, 91.9% 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: 51.9061, -0.4683

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), August 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=-0.4683,51.9061,LU49HT

## How to cite

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