LU1 1FX Luton
Live postcode, introduced January 2024. Ward: Central. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Liverpool Road, Luton: 7 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Luton in 2026-27: Band D £2,440 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,627 | £1,898 | £2,169 | £2,440 | £2,982 | £3,524 | £4,067 | £4,880 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (83% of about 1,290 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Luton Town Centre and Surrounds (2023).
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 80 - 88 Collingdon Street, Luton LU1 1RX: up to 20 homes, pending decision (60 m)
- 40-58 Collingdon Street, Luton LU1 1RX: up to 103 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- Car Park off Telford Way: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- 28 Dunstable Road, Luton LU1 1DY: up to 46 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 27 Crawley Road, Luton LU1 7HX: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (180 m)
- 13-31 Dunstable Road, Luton LU1 1BG: up to 291 homes, pending decision (210 m)
- Crown Life House, 41 - 43 Alma Street, permissioned (210 m)
- Mill Gardens, 16 - 26 Mill Street, permissioned (220 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 114 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Luton 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m |
| Luton Airport Parkway 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Leagrave 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 69 within 800 m; nearest Liverpool Road Luton Town Centre | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Luton Station Interchange Luton Town Centre | 350 m |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m; nearest Guru Nanak-Luton Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 3.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lea Vale Medical Practice | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Se Morgan Chemist | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Liverpool Road Health Centre | 110 m |
| Hospital | Luton And Dunstable University Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Luton Police Station | 370 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest The Moor 2.0 ha | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | People's Park 6.2 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | Manor Road Park 2.5 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,830 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 850 m south-east. 62 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m south-east |
| Wardown Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north |
| The Improvement Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wardown Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Farley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south-west |
| Blossom Spring | Wood | 2.0 km south-west |
| Lower Kidney Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Kidney Wood | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| Warden Hill | Hill | 4.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 7 |
7 of the postcode's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 74% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 34% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 51% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Liverpool Road.