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LU2 8JL lies on Handcross Road in Luton. LU2 8JL is located in the Wigmore electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Luton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Luton South. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y and the police force is Bedfordshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

Where is LU2 8JL?

Street	Handcross Road
Town/City	Luton
Country	England
Postcode District	LU2

LU2 8JL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU2 8JL as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	150m	492ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

Ward	Wigmore
Constituency	Luton South

Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU2 8JL

Hayling Drive (Wigmore Lane)	Wigmore	27m
Hayling Drive (Wigmore Lane)	Wigmore	68m
Handcross Road (Hayling Drive)	Wigmore	148m
Handcross Road (Hayling Drive)	Wigmore	174m
Buckingham Drive (Wigmore Lane)	Wigmore	234m

Nearest railway stations to LU2 8JL

Luton Airport Parkway Station	2.7km
Luton Station	2.7km

Broadband

Broadband access in LU2 8JL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in LU2 8JL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	108.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.4Mbps
Average upload speed	5.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.83Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU2 8JL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

LU2 8JL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LU2 8JL by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	161,439
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,045
Median (kWh/meter)	5,014

• Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LU2 8JL, for 2015.
• Meter count: The total number of meters in LU2 8JL.
• Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
• Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

78.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU2 8JL:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LU2 8JL (metres)

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Nearest post box to LU2 8JL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Handcross Road	17:00	12:00	164m
Buckingham Drive	17:30	12:00	418m
Telscombe Way	17:00	12:00	477m

LU2 8JL ITL and LU2 8JL LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for LU2 8JL:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLH	East
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLH2	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLH21	Luton
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000032	Luton

LU2 8JL census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for LU2 8JL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00079905
LSOA	E01015813	Luton 008F
MSOA	E02003265	Luton 008

Nearest postcodes to LU2 8JL

LU2 8JZ	Handcross Road	61m
LU2 8JJ	Handcross Road	71m
LU2 9RQ	Chalfont Way	93m
LU2 8JE	Handcross Road	109m
LU2 8JY	Handcross Road	127m
LU2 9RE	Buckingham Drive	137m
LU2 9RG	Chalfont Way	139m
LU2 9RH	Whitchurch Close	147m
LU2 8JF	Handcross Road	165m
LU2 8JH	Horsham Close	204m