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LU3 postcode area · Luton

The LU3 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Central Bedfordshire, Luton. Area Scores range from 4 to 82 across them. Every full LU3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LU3 district: Barton-le-Clay & Upper Sundon scores 82 out of 100 (#1,205 of 6,856 nationally) while Central Luton sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 78 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 9 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £204,000 in Bury Park to £397,500 in Barnfield — a 1.9× gap within the LU3 district. (1 neighbourhood had too few sales to report reliably.) Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Central Bedfordshire and Luton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,870a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime82per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)34
Owner-occupied57%

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 LU3 district

£325,000median home sold over the past year · +21.7% over 5 years · +5.3% over the year · 493 sales
Detached£438,750
Semi-detached£340,000
Terraced£280,000
Flat£164,760
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
Barton-le-Clay & Upper SundonCentral Bedfordshire 1,20582 £368,500
BraminghamLuton 1,23982 £370,000
BarnfieldLuton 1,76774 £397,500
Warden HillLuton 3,38451 £330,000
Stopsley South & Round GreenLuton 3,61147 £345,000
Sundon ParkLuton 3,80344 £336,500
LimburyLuton 4,79730 £320,000
ChallneyLuton 5,13925 £310,000
LeagraveLuton 5,41421 £310,000
Montrose AvenueLuton 5,72916 £310,000
High TownLuton 5,78416 £234,250
Marsh FarmLuton 6,18810 £275,000
KingswayLuton 6,2369 £270,000
Bury ParkLuton 6,5175 £204,000
Central LutonLuton 6,5584 —

People living in LU3 Census 2021

Residents149,112
Median age (est.)34
Density2,647per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above30%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 14%25–44 30%45–64 22%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 15%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 13%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 13%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 16% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary16%
Process & plant12%
Associate professional10%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades9%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 42%Asian: 41%Black: 10%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 42%Asian 41%Black 10%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Muslim 37% · Christian 35% · No religion 16%

Born outside the UK: 38%

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 LU3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LU3 district.

Stopsley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LU3.

LU4 LU1 LU2 LU5 LU6 AL5 SG5 SG16

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.