Postcode LU2 7SL (Luton)

Map showing LU2 7SL and nearby postcodes

The postcode LU2 7SL is located in Luton It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LU2 7SL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LU2 7SL is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.2 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 7SL as Multicultural metropolitans > Rented family living > Private renting new arrivals.

The closest road name to LU2 7SL is Talbot Road which is centered 101 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Turners Road South and is 55 m away. The closest railway station is Luton Rail Station, 1.14 km away.

The closest primary school to LU2 7SL (for ages 11 and under) is Richmond Hill School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 20, 2019.

The local pub for residents of LU2 7SL is The Royal Oak and is 8.56 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 8.56 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 131.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96.6% 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 2.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LU2 7SL 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 7SL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LU2 7SL, and the approximate distance away.

Talbot Road 101 m
Kenneth Road 123 m
Preston Path 143 m
Winch Street 151 m
Colin Place 169 m
Cherry Tree Close 177 m
Elmore Road 190 m
Colin Road 202 m
Ramridge Road 255 m
Preston Gardens 260 m
Chadwell Close 270 m
Turners Road South 272 m
Ramridge Close 286 m
Ridgway Road 326 m
Treetop Close 338 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LU2 7SL

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 7SL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Richmond Hill School Good
(November 20, 2019)
531 m
St Matthew's Primary School Requires improvement
(July 3, 2019)
715 m
Sacred Heart Primary School Good
(November 1, 2019)
739 m
Ramridge Primary School Good
(March 7, 2017)
750 m
Windmill Hill School 779 m
Lady Zia Wernher School Outstanding
(July 5, 2018)
989 m
Wenlock CofE Junior School Special Measures
(November 25, 2021)
1.08 km
Crawley Green Infant School Outstanding
(June 5, 2013)
1.08 km
Stopsley High School 1.27 km
Queen Elizabeth School Good
(January 16, 2018)
1.3 km
Stopsley Community Primary School Good
(September 14, 2017)
1.37 km
Someries Junior School Good
(February 26, 2019)
1.43 km
Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre Outstanding
(February 22, 2017)
1.43 km
Denbigh High School 1.47 km
River Bank Primary School Good
(October 2, 2019)
1.54 km
Luton Sixth Form College Good
(December 1, 2017)
1.71 km
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) 1.77 km
Olive Tree Primary School Requires improvement
(January 10, 2019)
1.77 km
Chiltern Academy 1.84 km
Bushmead Primary School Good
(November 29, 2017)
1.88 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LU2 7SL - Data from Apr 2022

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

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LU2 7SL - Data from Apr 2022

Turners Road South Bus Stop/Station 55 m
Hart Lane Bus Stop/Station 74 m
High Town Road Bus Stop/Station 170 m
Round Green Tavern Bus Stop/Station 183 m
Talbot Road Bus Stop/Station 234 m
Luton Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.21 km
Luton Centre Cheapside Taxi Rank 1.34 km
Luton Centre Park Square Taxi Rank 1.52 km
Luton Rail Station Rail 1.14 km
Luton Rail Station Rail 1.17 km
Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station Rail 2.04 km
London Luton Airport Air 2.17 km
London Stansted Airport Air 45.8 km
Cambridge Airport Air 52.95 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LU2 7SL - Data from Dec 2021

Wardown Lake Inland Water 1.2 km
Slaughter's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km
Slipe Spring Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km
Great Hayes Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km
Upshot Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
Lower Kidney Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.86 km
Oaket Wood Woodland Or Forest 3 km
Hawleydell Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.01 km
Bush Pasture Woodland Or Forest 3.03 km
Brickkiln Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.08 km
Messina Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.13 km
Icehouse Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.15 km
Whitehill Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.22 km
Beechhill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.31 km
Kidney Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.32 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LU2 7SL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 131.5 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 15.9 Mbps 39 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% 12 5
30-300 Mbps 3.4% 104.1 14.1
300+ Mbps 96.6% 428.8 36.8

Gas Consumption

50 meters consuming 885,492 kWh - mean 17,710 kWh : median 14,391 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

52 meters consuming 222,359 kWh - mean 4,276 kWh : median 3,227 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LU2 7SL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.89011800
Longitude -0.40282300
OS Easting 510012
OS Northing 0222490
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
16041
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: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Rented family living
Subgroup: Private renting new arrivals
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Luton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Luton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33025294
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Luton 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Luton 012D
Output Area / Small Area 4A2