Postcode LU2 0PL (Luton)

Map showing LU2 0PL and nearby postcodes

The postcode LU2 0PL is located in Luton It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LU2 0PL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LU2 0PL is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.7 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of LU2 0PL as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.

The closest road name to LU2 0PL is Somerset Avenue which is centered 72 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Somerset Avenue and is 64 m away. The closest railway station is Luton Rail Station, 1.46 km away.

The closest primary school to LU2 0PL (for ages 11 and under) is Ramridge Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 7, 2017.

The local pub for residents of LU2 0PL is The Royal Oak and is 8.86 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on August 10, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sizzling Dutch Pot Ltd and is 8.86 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 113.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LU2 0PL is covered by the Bedfordshire police force association and Luton is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to LU2 0PL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LU2 0PL, and the approximate distance away.

Somerset Avenue 72 m
Walcot Avenue 108 m
Saywell Road 165 m
Exton Avenue 187 m
Stanford Road 191 m
Bloomfield Avenue 195 m
Rosefield Close 211 m
Highover Close 219 m
Hartsfield Road 242 m
Taunton Avenue 266 m
Abbey Drive 323 m
Cowridge Crescent 377 m
Dovehouse Hill 389 m
Upwell Road 391 m
Crawley Green Road 428 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LU2 0PL

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from LU2 0PL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ramridge Primary School Good
(March 7, 2017)
704 m
Wenlock CofE Junior School Special Measures
(November 25, 2021)
772 m
Crawley Green Infant School Outstanding
(June 5, 2013)
772 m
Queen Elizabeth School Good
(January 16, 2018)
782 m
Sacred Heart Primary School Good
(November 1, 2019)
843 m
Lady Zia Wernher School Outstanding
(July 5, 2018)
946 m
Someries Junior School Good
(February 26, 2019)
1.07 km
Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre Outstanding
(February 22, 2017)
1.07 km
Richmond Hill School Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.1 km
Windmill Hill School 1.11 km
St Matthew's Primary School Requires improvement
(July 3, 2019)
1.14 km
Wigmore Primary Good
(May 1, 2018)
1.37 km
Stopsley High School 1.5 km
Stopsley Community Primary School Good
(September 14, 2017)
1.5 km
The Linden Academy Requires improvement
(December 9, 2021)
1.85 km
Putteridge Primary School Good
(February 13, 2019)
1.89 km
Putteridge High School Good
(June 19, 2019)
1.89 km
Chiltern Academy 1.98 km
Denbigh High School 2.03 km
River Bank Primary School Good
(October 2, 2019)
2.11 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LU2 0PL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Arnold Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 29, 2020
8.49 km
Ramsey Manor Lower School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 29, 2021
8.83 km
Cafe Goa Goan Indian Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 1, 2021
8.84 km
Sizzling Dutch Pot Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
8.86 km
The Royal Oak Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
August 10, 2021
8.86 km
Barton Bowls Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
8.9 km
Barton Rovers Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
8.9 km
Meedou Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 3, 2021
8.9 km
Passage to India Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 27, 2019
9.01 km
Baan Thai Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
August 18, 2021
9.04 km
Co-operative Group Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 4
Good
September 4, 2018
9.04 km
Roger's Bakery Retailers - other 4
Good
November 11, 2019
9.04 km
The Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 19, 2019
9.04 km
The Pudding Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 13, 2019
9.04 km
Barton Fish & Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
9.08 km
The Shack Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 20, 2021
9.08 km
A Plant Prescription Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 17, 2022
9.33 km
Mill House Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 10, 2022
9.33 km
Wok n Go Oriental Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
August 12, 2021
9.33 km
Orchard School & Nursery School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 3, 2021
9.34 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LU2 0PL - Data from Apr 2022

Somerset Avenue Bus Stop/Station 64 m
Walcot Avenue Bus Stop/Station 96 m
Bloomfield Avenue Bus Stop/Station 156 m
Stanford Road Bus Stop/Station 197 m
Somerset House Bus Stop/Station 246 m
Luton Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.55 km
Luton Centre Cheapside Taxi Rank 1.6 km
Luton Centre Park Square Taxi Rank 1.69 km
Luton Rail Station Rail 1.46 km
Luton Rail Station Rail 1.49 km
Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station Rail 1.81 km
London Luton Airport Air 1.62 km
London Stansted Airport Air 45.26 km
Cambridge Airport Air 52.67 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LU2 0PL - Data from Dec 2021

Slaughter's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.44 km
Wardown Lake Inland Water 1.77 km
Slipe Spring Woodland Or Forest 1.86 km
Great Hayes Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.56 km
Brickkiln Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.6 km
Bush Pasture Woodland Or Forest 2.62 km
Lower Kidney Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.75 km
Hawleydell Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
Messina Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.77 km
Upshot Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.81 km
Oaket Wood Woodland Or Forest 3 km
Icehouse Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.04 km
George Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.11 km
Stockings Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.18 km
Beechhill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.24 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LU2 0PL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 113.8 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.3 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 95.1 11.1
300+ Mbps 100% 460 36

Gas Consumption

39 meters consuming 606,671 kWh - mean 15,556 kWh : median 15,852 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

39 meters consuming 134,436 kWh - mean 3,447 kWh : median 2,973 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LU2 0PL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.88849100
Longitude -0.39494600
OS Easting 510558
OS Northing 0222321
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
18123
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Bedfordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Luton South
Electoral Ward Round Green
Local Authority District Luton
Region / Government Office Region East of England
European Electoral Region Eastern
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East Midlands
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Bedfordshire and Luton

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000032
Travel To Work Area Luton

NHS

NHS England Region East of England
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Luton
Cancer Alliance East of England - South
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
East of England
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic professionals with families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Luton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Luton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33025313
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Luton 016
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Luton 016E
Output Area / Small Area 5A2