LU1 3DX Luton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: South. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Kingsland Road, Luton: 61 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 (74% of about 1,330 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Windsor Castle, 12 Albert Road, Luton LU1 3UZ: up to 131 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 1 Park Terrace, Manor Road, Luton LU1 3HN: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- 1 - 11 Cumberland Street, Luton LU1 3BW: up to 200 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- 89 - 93 Park Street, Luton LU1 3HG: up to 14 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- 69 - 71 Latimer Road, permissioned (260 m)
- Crescent House, 1-5 Latimer Road, Luton LU1 3UZ: up to 131 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 54-62 Park Street, permissioned (310 m)
- Tracey Court, 76 Hibbert Street, permissioned (330 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 111 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 Airport Parkway 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Luton 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Leagrave 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 57 within 800 m; nearest Bailey Street Park Town | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Luton Station Interchange Luton Town Centre | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest Vicarage Street Car Park | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 2.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle Medical Group Practice | 450 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kamsons Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest A George Street (Dental Surgery) | 720 m |
| Hospital | Luton And Dunstable University Hospital | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Bedfordshire Police | 910 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest BT Kiosk o/s entrance University of Bedfordshire Cashzone | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Luton Hoo Memorial Park 4.3 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,080 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Manor Road Park 2.5 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 510 m north. 57 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 | 510 m north |
| The Improvement Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km south-west |
| Wardown Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Kidney Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Kidney Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Bull Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Stockings Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Farley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-west |
| Winch Hill | Hill | 4.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 61 | 61 |
None of the postcode's 61 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 74% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 17% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Kingsland Road.