LU2 postcode area
The LU2 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Central Bedfordshire, Luton, North Hertfordshire, St Albans. Area Scores range from 4 to 89 across them.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the LU2 district: Wheathampstead scores 90 out of 100 (#704 of 6,856 nationally) while Central Luton sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 85 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £234,250 in High Town to £666,250 in Wheathampstead — a 2.8× gap within the LU2 district. (1 neighbourhood had too few sales to report reliably.) Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Central Bedfordshire, Luton, North Hertfordshire and St Albans — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| WheathampsteadSt Albans | 704 | 90 | £666,250 |
| Knebworth, Codicote & KimptonNorth Hertfordshire | 841 | 88 | £497,500 |
| Barton-le-Clay & Upper SundonCentral Bedfordshire | 1,205 | 82 | £368,500 |
| BraminghamLuton | 1,239 | 82 | £370,000 |
| BarnfieldLuton | 1,767 | 74 | £397,500 |
| Ickleford, Great Offley & WhitwellNorth Hertfordshire | 1,986 | 71 | £625,000 |
| Stopsley NorthLuton | 2,240 | 67 | £330,000 |
| Wigmore & AirportLuton | 2,514 | 63 | £310,000 |
| Caddington & Slip EndCentral Bedfordshire | 2,630 | 62 | £440,000 |
| Warden HillLuton | 3,384 | 51 | £330,000 |
| Stopsley South & Round GreenLuton | 3,611 | 47 | £345,000 |
| St Anns HillLuton | 4,605 | 33 | £325,000 |
| High TownLuton | 5,784 | 16 | £234,250 |
| Central LutonLuton | 6,558 | 4 | — |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around LU2.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.