LU postcode area

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The LU postcode area, also known as the Luton postcode area,[2] is a group of seven postcode districts in England, within three post towns. These cover south Bedfordshire (including Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard), plus small parts of north Hertfordshire and east Buckinghamshire.

Luton
LU is located in the United Kingdom
LU
LU
Coordinates: 51°53′46″N 0°30′04″W / 51.896°N 0.501°W / 51.896; -0.501
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
LU
Postcode area name
Luton
Post towns3
Postcode districts8
Postcode sectors36
Postcodes (live)6,225
Postcodes (total)10,358
Statistics as at May 2020[1]

Coverage

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:[3]

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
LU1LUTONLuton (South), Aley Green, Caddington, Lower Woodside, Pepperstock, Slip End, WoodsideLuton, Central Bedfordshire
LU2LUTONLuton (East), Chiltern Green, Cockernhoe, East Hyde, Lawrence End, Lilley, New Mill End, Peters Green, Tea Green, The Hyde, Wandon End, Wandon Green, Winch Hill, London Luton AirportLuton, Central Bedfordshire, North Hertfordshire
LU3LUTONLuton (North), Lower Sundon, Streatley, SundonLuton, Central Bedfordshire
LU4LUTONLuton (West), ChaltonLuton, Central Bedfordshire
LU5DUNSTABLEDunstable (East including Woodside Estate), Bidwell, Chalgrave, Fancott, Harlington, Houghton Regis (including Townsend Industrial Estate), Thorn, ToddingtonCentral Bedfordshire
LU6DUNSTABLEDunstable (West), Eaton Bray, Edlesborough, Holywell, Kensworth, Northall, Sewell, Studham, Totternhoe, WhipsnadeCentral Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire
LU7LEIGHTON BUZZARDLeighton Buzzard, Bragenham, Briggington, Burcott, Cheddington, Chelmscote, Clipstone, Crafton, Cublington, Eggington, Great Billington, Grove, Heath and Reach, Hockliffe, Horton, Hollingdon, Ivinghoe, Ivinghoe Aston, Ledburn, Leedon, Little Billington, Mentmore, Pitstone, Slapton, Soulbury, Stanbridge, Stewkley, Stockgrove, Tebworth, Tilsworth, Wing, WingfieldCentral Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire
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AL postcode areaHP postcode areaMK postcode areaSG postcode area
LU postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby AL, HP, MK and SG postcode areas.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. ^ Placenames as listed in Royal Mail, Postal Address Book: Anglia 2, Edition H, 2003.
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