LU1 4EE postcode in Caddington, Central Bedfordshire

LU1 4EE is a postcode in Caddington, in the Caddington ward of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the Luton South and South Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Central Bedfordshire: 87% Typical price £423,750 Homes sold in LU1 4, last 12 months. ▼ 3.4% on the year before Nearest station Luton 3.6 km in a straight line

Where LU1 4EE is, and what is near it

Map of LU1 4EE and what is near it Map of LU1 4EE: its centre point, with the 153 other postcodes in the LU1 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. LU1 4AF: also in LU1 4LU1 4AL: also in LU1 4LU1 4AQ: also in LU1 4LU1 4BD: also in LU1 4LU1 4EA: also in LU1 4LU1 4EB: also in LU1 4LU1 4ED: also in LU1 4LU1 4EJ: also in LU1 4LU1 4EQ: also in LU1 4LU1 4ES: also in LU1 4LU1 4ET: also in LU1 4LU1 4EX: also in LU1 4LU1 4EY: also in LU1 4LU1 4FB: also in LU1 4LU1 4HA: also in LU1 4LU1 4HB: also in LU1 4LU1 4HD: also in LU1 4LU1 4HE: also in LU1 4LU1 4HF: also in LU1 4LU1 4HN: also in LU1 4LU1 4HS: also in LU1 4LU1 4HW: also in LU1 4LU1 4HX: also in LU1 4LU1 4HY: also in LU1 4LU1 4HZ: also in LU1 4LU1 4JA: also in LU1 4LU1 4JB: also in LU1 4LU1 4JD: also in LU1 4LU1 4JE: also in LU1 4LU1 4JQ: also in LU1 4 Bus stop 400 mSchool 2.7 kmGP 2.9 kmCaddington LU1 4EE Map of LU1 4EE and what is near it Map of LU1 4EE: its centre point, with the 153 other postcodes in the LU1 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 2.7 kmGP 2.9 kmCaddington LU1 4EE
  • LU1 4EE
  • Other postcodes in LU1 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.8645, longitude -0.4582)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LU1 4EE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LU1 4EE?

Every home and business at LU1 4EE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Central Bedfordshire: 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Central Bedfordshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across Central Bedfordshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at LU1 4EE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Central Bedfordshire Council's days for LU1 4EE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LU1 4EE on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LU1 4EE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LU1 4EE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Central Bedfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LU1 4EE: 6,186 properties in Central Bedfordshire are at high risk (3.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Central Bedfordshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LU1 4EE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LU1 4EE?

Homes in LU1 4 sold for a typical £423,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 82 sales, down 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£423,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£438,750 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £562,500 29 sales
  • Semi-detached £408,000 27 sales
  • Terraced £326,500 18 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £232,500 8 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LU1 district: a typical £298,000 from 284 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in LU1 4EE

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in LU1 4EE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 August 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at LU1 4EE

The Food Standards Agency lists 5 food businesses at LU1 4EE. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LU1 4EE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around LU1 4EE. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (69%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LU1 4EE

Band D in Central Bedfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,516. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,677 (band A) to £4,194 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,516.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,677
Band Babout 10 (1%)£1,957
Band Cabout 220 (32%)£2,237
Band Dabout 260 (38%)£2,516
Band Eabout 130 (19%)£3,075
Band Fabout 50 (7%)£3,634
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,194
Band Hwithheld£5,032

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 69% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Central Bedfordshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LU1 4EE is in (ONS area E01017563), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LU1 4EE?

The nearest open schools to LU1 4EE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LU1 4EE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to LU1 4EE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LU1 4EE is Luton Rail Station, 3.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Luton Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
  • Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Manor Road, 76 m away.

More stations near LU1 4EE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near LU1 4EE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LU1 4EE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LU1 4EE?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LU1 4EE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • bp pulse Charging Station Charging point · No details mapped 2.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 2.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LU1 4EE?

The nearest to the centre of LU1 4EE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LU1 4EE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LU1 4EE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LU1 4EE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LU1 4EE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LU1 4EE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LU1 4EE?

The nearest vets to the centre of LU1 4EE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LU1 4EE in a conservation area?

The centre of LU1 4EE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LU1 4EE?

Police.uk records 24 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LU1 4EE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Violence and sexual offences5 reports
Vehicle crime5 reports
Public order2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Other crime2 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for LU1 4EE

Ward
Caddington
Parish
Caddington
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Caddington
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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