Nearest top-rated: Stopsley Community Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi
Safety32/100
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IMD crime decile 2/10 · live count unavailable
Data temporarily unavailable
Healthcare73/100
7GP & hospitals
IMD health decile 4/10 · 7 GP, 4 dentists, pharmacy 0.2 mi within 1.5 mi
Nearest GP: STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE — 0.2 mi
Transport64/100
No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 27 bus stops nearby
Green space76/100
8green spaces
IMD environment decile 4/10 · 65.5 ha total — largest park 52.2 ha (0.23 mi away)
Nearest: St Thomas's Church — 0.0 mi
Amenities90/100
25supermarkets
25 supermarkets within 2 mi — Tesco, The Co-operative Group, Spar, Asda… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.1 mi
Nearest: Tesco Luton Hitchin Rd Express — 0.1 mi
02 — Environment
Environment & risk near LU2 7WB.
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
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Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
11.2µg/m³
NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024
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<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseQuiet
48dB Lden
Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping
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<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices
Sold prices in LU2.
Average sold price by property type across the LU2 district, 2021–2026 — 5,133 sales.
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat
Detached£449k▼ 1.0%
Semi-detached£334k▲ 5.4%
Terraced£269k▲ 4.3%
Flat£156k▼ 18.4%
District-level averages (LU2) — 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 LU2 7WB
LU2 7WB scores 56/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and green space — with Tesco Luton Hitchin Rd Express 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, LU2 7WB is a mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood — IMD decile 4/10, ranked 10,088 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 4/10).
There are 42 schools within the typical catchment area, including 3 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 25 rated Good. The nearest school is Stopsley Community Primary School (Ofsted: Good), about 2 minutes' walk away.
Healthcare access is good, with 7 GP surgeries and 4 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE, about 4 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 4 minutes' walk away.
There are no train or Tube stations near LU2 7WB. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 27 bus stops in the immediate area.
The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is low (about 48 dB Lden).
There are 8 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 65.5 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is St Thomas's Church, within a short walk. It also lies just beside a AONB (about 8 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.
There are 25 supermarkets in the wider area, including Tesco, The Co-operative Group, Spar, Asda and others. The nearest is Tesco Luton Hitchin Rd Express, within a short walk. A public library is within a short walk.
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 LU2 7WB on NestScope.
