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LU1 postcode area · Luton

The LU1 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Central Bedfordshire, Dacorum, Luton. Area Scores range from 4 to 68 across them. Every full LU1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The LU1 district contains both ends of the scale: Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden at 68 out of 100 (#2,164 of 6,856 in England) against Central Luton at 4, a 64-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 8 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £204,000 in Bury Park to £480,000 in Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden — a 2.4× gap within the LU1 district. (1 neighbourhood had too few sales to report reliably.) Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Central Bedfordshire, Dacorum and Luton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,785a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime111per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)34
Owner-occupied47%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LU1 district

£315,000median home sold over the past year · +16.7% over 5 years · +2.6% over the year · 311 sales
Detached£562,500
Semi-detached£350,000
Terraced£275,000
Flat£161,000
Luton£315,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Markyate, Flamstead & GaddesdenDacorum 2,16468 £480,000
Caddington & Slip EndCentral Bedfordshire 2,63062 £440,000
St Anns HillLuton 4,60533 £325,000
LeagraveLuton 5,41421 £310,000
New TownLuton 5,68817 £252,000
Farley Hill & Stockwood ParkLuton 6,03712 £317,500
Dallow RoadLuton 6,19510 £265,000
KingswayLuton 6,2369 £270,000
Bury ParkLuton 6,5175 £204,000
Central LutonLuton 6,5584 —

People living in LU1 Census 2021

Residents99,328
Median age (est.)34
Density1,039per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above29%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 14%25–44 32%45–64 22%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 20%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 13%Other: 18%
One person 28%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 13%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Professional 14% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Professional14%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional10%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 46%Asian: 37%Black: 10%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 46%Asian 37%Black 10%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 37% · Muslim 34% · No religion 18%

Born outside the UK: 41%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LU1.

LU3 LU4 LU2 LU6 LU5 AL5 AL3 HP2

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.