LU3 2TU postcode in Luton, England

LU3 2TU is a postcode in Luton, in the Northwell ward. It is in the Luton North parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since June 2000.

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 at LU3 2TU can get it Across Luton: 98% Typical price £345,000 Homes sold in LU3 2, last 12 months. ▲ 9.5% on the year before Nearest station Leagrave 200 m in a straight line

Where LU3 2TU is, and what is near it

Map of LU3 2TU and what is near it Map of LU3 2TU: its centre point, with the 240 other postcodes in the LU3 2 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LU3 2AN: also in LU3 2LU3 2AW: also in LU3 2LU3 2AX: also in LU3 2LU3 2AY: also in LU3 2LU3 2BF: also in LU3 2LU3 2BG: also in LU3 2LU3 2BQ: also in LU3 2LU3 2FD: also in LU3 2LU3 2FE: also in LU3 2LU3 2FF: also in LU3 2LU3 2LL: also in LU3 2LU3 2NL: also in LU3 2LU3 2NX: also in LU3 2LU3 2NY: also in LU3 2LU3 2PA: also in LU3 2LU3 2PH: also in LU3 2LU3 2PL: also in LU3 2LU3 2PP: also in LU3 2LU3 2PR: also in LU3 2LU3 2PS: also in LU3 2LU3 2PT: also in LU3 2LU3 2PZ: also in LU3 2LU3 2QD: also in LU3 2LU3 2QG: also in LU3 2LU3 2QL: also in LU3 2LU3 2QP: also in LU3 2LU3 2QQ: also in LU3 2LU3 2QT: also in LU3 2LU3 2QU: also in LU3 2LU3 2QW: also in LU3 2LU3 2QY: also in LU3 2LU3 2QZ: also in LU3 2LU3 2RA: also in LU3 2LU3 2RB: also in LU3 2LU3 2RE: also in LU3 2LU3 2RF: also in LU3 2LU3 2RG: also in LU3 2LU3 2RH: also in LU3 2LU3 2RJ: also in LU3 2LU3 2RL: also in LU3 2LU3 2RN: also in LU3 2LU3 2RP: also in LU3 2LU3 2RQ: also in LU3 2LU3 2RR: also in LU3 2LU3 2RT: also in LU3 2LU3 2RU: also in LU3 2LU3 2RW: also in LU3 2LU3 2RX: also in LU3 2LU3 2RZ: also in LU3 2LU3 2SA: also in LU3 2LU3 2SD: also in LU3 2LU3 2SE: also in LU3 2LU3 2SF: also in LU3 2LU3 2SG: also in LU3 2LU3 2SH: also in LU3 2LU3 2SL: also in LU3 2LU3 2SQ: also in LU3 2LU3 2SR: also in LU3 2LU3 2ST: also in LU3 2LU3 2SW: also in LU3 2LU3 2SY: also in LU3 2LU3 2SZ: also in LU3 2LU3 2TD: also in LU3 2LU3 2TE: also in LU3 2LU3 2TF: also in LU3 2LU3 2TG: also in LU3 2LU3 2TH: also in LU3 2LU3 2TJ: also in LU3 2LU3 2TL: also in LU3 2LU3 2TN: also in LU3 2LU3 2TP: also in LU3 2LU3 2TQ: also in LU3 2LU3 2TR: also in LU3 2LU3 2TS: also in LU3 2LU3 2TT: also in LU3 2LU3 2TW: also in LU3 2LU3 2UD: also in LU3 2LU3 2UF: also in LU3 2LU3 2UT: also in LU3 2 Waulud Primary School 800 mNeville Road Surgery 1.0 kmGP 1.0 kmLuton station 4.1 kmNorthwell LU3 2TU Map of LU3 2TU and what is near it Map of LU3 2TU: its centre point, with the 240 other postcodes in the LU3 2 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Waulud Primary School 800 mNorthwell LU3 2TU
  • LU3 2TU
  • Other postcodes in LU3 2: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 51.9070, longitude -0.4575)

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 LU3 2TU?

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 LU3 2TU?

Every home and business at LU3 2TU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

LU3 2TU 100% Luton 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

LU3 2TU 100% Luton Over 99%
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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 LU3 2TU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Luton Borough Council's days for LU3 2TU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 LU3 2TU 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 LU3 2TU.

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 Luton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LU3 2TU: 7,838 properties in Luton are at high risk (7.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Luton

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 LU3 2TU is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 18:21 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 18:21 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LU3 2TU?

Homes in LU3 2 sold for a typical £345,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 118 sales, up 9.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£345,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£315,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £425,000 21 sales
  • Semi-detached £345,000 67 sales
  • Terraced £311,500 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £142,500 6 sales

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

Across the whole LU3 district: a typical £335,000 from 405 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 LU3 2TU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LU3 2TU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 LU3 2TU

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LU3 2TU. 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 LU3 2TU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around LU3 2TU. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (34%). 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 LU3 2TU

Band D in Luton for 2026‑27: £2,440. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,627 (band A) to £2,440 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,898.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 210 (29%)£1,627
Band Babout 330 (46%)£1,898
Band Cabout 100 (14%)£2,169
Band Dabout 80 (11%)£2,440
Band Efewer than 5£2,982
Band Fwithheld£3,524
Band Gfewer than 5£4,067
Band Hfewer than 5£4,880

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 32% 1919 to 1939
  4. 34% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

Averages for Luton 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 LU3 2TU is in (ONS area E01015765), 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 LU3 2TU?

The nearest open schools to LU3 2TU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LU3 2TU, 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 LU3 2TU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LU3 2TU is Leagrave Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Leagrave Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Luton Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Leagrave Railway Station, 30 m away.

More stations near LU3 2TU, 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 LU3 2TU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LU3 2TU, 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 LU3 2TU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LU3 2TU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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

Which dentists are near LU3 2TU?

The nearest to the centre of LU3 2TU, 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 LU3 2TU?

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 LU3 2TU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LU3 2TU, 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 LU3 2TU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LU3 2TU, 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 LU3 2TU?

The nearest vets to the centre of LU3 2TU 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 LU3 2TU in a conservation area?

The centre of LU3 2TU 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 LU3 2TU?

Police.uk records 322 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LU3 2TU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences126 reports
Anti-social behaviour72 reports
Criminal damage and arson19 reports
Other theft19 reports
Vehicle crime16 reports
Public order14 reports

Also: shoplifting 14, drugs 13, possession of weapons 11, burglary 6, other crime 5, theft from the person 3, robbery 3, bicycle theft 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 LU3 2TU

Ward
Northwell
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Luton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2000

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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