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LU2 postcode area · Luton

The LU2 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Central Bedfordshire, Luton, North Hertfordshire, St Albans. Area Scores range from 4 to 89 across them. Every full LU2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LU2 district: Wheathampstead scores 90 out of 100 (#704 of 6,856 nationally) while Central Luton sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 85 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £234,250 in High Town to £666,250 in Wheathampstead — a 2.8× gap within the LU2 district. (1 neighbourhood had too few sales to report reliably.) Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Central Bedfordshire, Luton, North Hertfordshire and St Albans — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,230a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime77per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied64%

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 LU2 district

£330,000median home sold over the past year · +21.8% over 5 years · +2.2% over the year · 594 sales
Detached£460,000
Semi-detached£350,000
Terraced£286,250
Flat£170,000
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
WheathampsteadSt Albans 70490 £666,250
Knebworth, Codicote & KimptonNorth Hertfordshire 84188 £497,500
Barton-le-Clay & Upper SundonCentral Bedfordshire 1,20582 £368,500
BraminghamLuton 1,23982 £370,000
BarnfieldLuton 1,76774 £397,500
Ickleford, Great Offley & WhitwellNorth Hertfordshire 1,98671 £625,000
Stopsley NorthLuton 2,24067 £330,000
Wigmore & AirportLuton 2,51463 £310,000
Caddington & Slip EndCentral Bedfordshire 2,63062 £440,000
Warden HillLuton 3,38451 £330,000
Stopsley South & Round GreenLuton 3,61147 £345,000
St Anns HillLuton 4,60533 £325,000
High TownLuton 5,78416 £234,250
Central LutonLuton 6,5584 —

People living in LU2 Census 2021

Residents123,429
Median age (est.)40
Density470per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above35%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 13%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 11%Other: 18%
One person 28%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 11%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 16%Black: 7%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 71%Asian 16%Black 7%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 29% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 25%

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.

Towns & places in LU2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LU2 district.

Stopsley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LU2.

LU3 LU1 LU4 LU5 AL5 LU6 SG4 SG5

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.