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LU1 2JX · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 13 JUN 2026

LU1 2JX

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
47/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 2/10, ranked 3,663 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around LU1 2JX.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools46/100
15Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

30 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 46 schools in total

Nearest top-rated: Hart Hill Nursery School (Good) — 0.4 mi

Safety30/100
168crimes last month

IMD crime decile 1/10 · 168 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 88.2)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare67/100
20GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 2/10 · 20 GP, 10 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: LUTON URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE — 0.2 mi

Transport79/100
Luton Rail Station0.2 mi

53 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space61/100
15green spaces

IMD environment decile 1/10 · 13.2 ha total — largest park 6.6 ha (0.36 mi away)

Nearest: St Mary's Church — 0.1 mi

Amenities94/100
29supermarkets

29 supermarkets within 2 mi — Farmfoods, Lidl, Tesco, Iceland… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.2 mi

Nearest: Farmfoods Luton — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near LU1 2JX.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
14.4µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
03 — House prices

Sold prices in LU1.

Average sold price by property type across the LU1 district, 202120262,606 sales.

£0£200k£400k£600k£800k202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£486k 10.8%
Semi-detached£324k 0.3%
Terraced£251k 0.0%
Flat£129k 20.4%

District-level averages (LU1) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About LU1 2JX

LU1 2JX scores 47/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Farmfoods Luton within a short walk. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, LU1 2JX is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 2/10, ranked 3,663 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 1/10).

There are 46 schools within the typical catchment area, including 6 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 24 rated Good. The nearest school is University of Bedfordshire, about 3 minutes' walk away.

There were 168 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a high level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 20 GP surgeries and 10 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is LUTON URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE, about 4 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is within a short walk.

The nearest rail stations are Luton Rail Station (Train, about 4 minutes' walk away). There are also 53 bus stops within walking distance.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).

There are 15 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 13.2 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is St Mary's Church, about 2 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a open access land (about 9 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 29 supermarkets in the wider area, including Farmfoods, Lidl, Tesco, Iceland and others. The nearest is Farmfoods Luton, within a short walk. A public library is about 5 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore LU1 2JX on NestScope.

Explore area insights about nearby locations

Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.

NestScope

All data from publicly available UK government sources. Each dimension uses a category-appropriate radius (walking distance for crime and transport, school catchment, drive distance for healthcare). IMD context is the latest published English Indices of Deprivation (2019). This report is for informational purposes only.