Postcode LU4 8EP (Luton)

Map showing LU4 8EP and nearby postcodes

The postcode LU4 8EP is located in Luton It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LU4 8EP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LU4 8EP is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.5 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 LU4 8EP as Multicultural metropolitans > Challenged Asian terraces > Pakistani communities.

The closest road name to LU4 8EP is Laporte Way which is centered 180 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Kingsway and is 233 m away. The closest railway station is Leagrave Rail Station, 2.04 km away.

The closest primary school to LU4 8EP (for ages 11 and under) is Maidenhall Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 1, 2021.

The local pub for residents of LU4 8EP is Barton Bowls Club and is 8.62 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 18, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sizzling Dutch Pot Ltd and is 8.63 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 112.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 98.2% 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 2.2 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 LU4 8EP 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 LU4 8EP and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LU4 8EP, and the approximate distance away.

Laporte Way 180 m
Titan Court 206 m
Dunstable Close 223 m
Kingsway 252 m
Beverley Road 296 m
Churchill Road 309 m
Connaught Road 313 m
Portland Road 370 m
Douglas Road 416 m
Maidenhall Road 435 m
Newark Road 477 m
Bilton Way 489 m
Hatters Way 497 m
Selbourne Road 616 m
A5065 665 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LU4 8EP

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 LU4 8EP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Maidenhall Primary School Good
(December 1, 2021)
463 m
Foxdell Infant School Good
(February 7, 2018)
584 m
Downside Primary School Good
(January 9, 2019)
692 m
Active Support Education Centre Good
(January 25, 2018)
758 m
Mehria Primary School Requires improvement
(March 5, 2020)
835 m
Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia Good
(October 12, 2017)
844 m
Beech Hill Community Primary School Good
(October 14, 2021)
871 m
Denbigh Primary School Outstanding
(November 28, 2018)
925 m
Olive Tree Primary School Requires improvement
(January 10, 2019)
1.26 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Good
(October 18, 2017)
1.35 km
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) 1.38 km
Dallow Primary School Good
(June 8, 2017)
1.4 km
Norton Road Primary School Good
(February 28, 2017)
1.45 km
Whipperley Infant Academy Good
(October 2, 2018)
1.46 km
Beechwood Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
1.51 km
Denbigh High School 1.51 km
River Bank Primary School Good
(October 2, 2019)
1.59 km
Challney High School for Boys 1.65 km
William Austin Junior School Good
(May 19, 2016)
1.7 km
William Austin Infant School Good
(December 4, 2018)
1.83 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LU4 8EP - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Arnold Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 29, 2020
8.46 km
Barton Bowls Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
8.62 km
Barton Rovers Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
8.62 km
Meedou Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 3, 2021
8.62 km
Sizzling Dutch Pot Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
8.63 km
The Royal Oak Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
August 10, 2021
8.63 km
Cafe Goa Goan Indian Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 1, 2021
8.64 km
Ramsey Manor Lower School School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 29, 2021
8.79 km
Passage to India Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 27, 2019
8.81 km
Baan Thai Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
August 18, 2021
8.82 km
Co-operative Group Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 4
Good
September 4, 2018
8.82 km
Roger's Bakery Retailers - other 4
Good
November 11, 2019
8.82 km
The Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 19, 2019
8.82 km
The Pudding Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 13, 2019
8.82 km
Barton Fish & Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
8.88 km
The Shack Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 20, 2021
8.88 km
A Plant Prescription Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 17, 2022
8.93 km
Mill House Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 10, 2022
8.93 km
Wok n Go Oriental Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
August 12, 2021
8.93 km
The Waggon and Horses Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 21, 2021
9.19 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LU4 8EP - Data from Apr 2022

Kingsway Bus Stop/Station 233 m
Kingsway Bus Stop/Station 247 m
Arundel Road Bus Stop/Station 272 m
Arundel Road Bus Stop/Station 391 m
Lincoln Road Bus Stop/Station 434 m
Luton Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.21 km
Luton Centre Cheapside Taxi Rank 2.36 km
Luton Centre Park Square Taxi Rank 2.59 km
Leagrave Rail Station Rail 2.04 km
Leagrave Rail Station Rail 2.07 km
Luton Rail Station Rail 2.29 km
London Luton Airport Air 4.89 km
London Stansted Airport Air 48.74 km
Cambridge Airport Air 55.28 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LU4 8EP - Data from Dec 2021

Round Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.37 km
Blossom Spring Woodland Or Forest 1.52 km
Badgerdell Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.55 km
Bush Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Wardown Lake Inland Water 1.84 km
Stanner's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.46 km
Folly Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.57 km
Thirty Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.66 km
Farley Pond Inland Water 2.66 km
Skimpot Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.71 km
Twentynine Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
Heath Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Cradle Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.9 km
Castlecroft Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.04 km
Little Bramingham Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.25 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LU4 8EP - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 83.4 Mbps 112.6 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11.9 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 15.6 3.3
30-300 Mbps 1.8% 91.3 10.5
300+ Mbps 98.2% 435.8 37.2

Gas Consumption

56 meters consuming 810,171 kWh - mean 14,467 kWh : median 12,970 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

55 meters consuming 176,751 kWh - mean 3,214 kWh : median 2,506 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LU4 8EP - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.88875700
Longitude -0.44556400
OS Easting 507074
OS Northing 0222275
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
9701
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Bedfordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Luton South
Electoral Ward Dallow
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: Challenged Asian terraces
Subgroup: Pakistani communities
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Luton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Luton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33023350
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Luton 015
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Luton 015C
Output Area / Small Area 4B2