LU3 3QX maps, stats, and open data

LU3 3QX lies on Spear Close in Luton. LU3 3QX is located in the Northwell electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Luton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Luton North. 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.

LU3 3QX maps

LU3 3QX map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

LU3 3QX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

LU3 3QX geodata

Easting	506420
Northing	224758
Latitude	51.911198
Longitude	-0.454298

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is LU3 3QX?

Street	Spear Close
Town/City	Luton
Country	England
Postcode District	LU3
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

LU3 3QX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU3 3QX as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	120m	394ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Northwell
Constituency	Luton North

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LU3 3QX

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Julius Gardens	454m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Watermead Road	426m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Julius Gardens	454m
➜ Spear Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU3 3QX

Axe Close (Lygetun Drive)	Marsh Farm	145m
Wauluds Bank Drive (Bramingham Road)	Limbury Meads	209m
Wauluds Bank Drive (Bramingham Road)	Limbury Meads	240m
Five Springs (Wauluds Bank Drive)	Marsh Farm	275m
Sherd Close (Lygetun Drive)	Marsh Farm	420m

Nearest railway stations to LU3 3QX

Leagrave Station	0.7km
Luton Station	4.2km
Luton Airport Parkway Station	5.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU3 3QX

Broadband access in LU3 3QX (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 LU3 3QX (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	47.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	8.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU3 3QX (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU3 3QX

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Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

LU3 3QX gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LU3 3QX by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	195,605
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,520
Median (kWh/meter)	6,199

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	146,795
Meter count	42
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,495
Median (kWh/meter)	2,485

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LU3 3QX, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in LU3 3QX.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

88.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU3 3QX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LU3 3QX (meters)

PIGADAKI.LTD

35 Arrow Close

159m

Nisa Food Store

25 Axe Close

233m

Gill Blowers Nursery School

Gill Blowers Nursery

301m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to LU3 3QX

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Penhill	17:30	12:30	274m
Verulam Gardens	17:30	12:30	385m
Post Office Limbury Mead	18:30	12:15	474m

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Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Nearest sports facilities to LU3 3QX

Facility	Distance
Leagrave Park (Sundon Park) Sundon Park Road, Luton Grass Pitches	756m
Lea Manor Recreation Centre Northwell Drive, Luton Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches, Studio, Squash Courts	963m
Icknield Way Recreation Ground Icknield Way, Luton Grass Pitches	1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU3 3QX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Waulud Primary School Wauluds Bank Drive, Luton, LU3 3LZ	Primary	313m
The Meads Primary School Sawtry Close, Luton, LU3 2UE	Primary	588m
Woodlands Secondary School Northwell Drive, Luton, LU3 3SP	Not applicable	681m

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Source: Edubase
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LU3 3QX ITL and LU3 3QX 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 LU3 3QX:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

LU3 3QX 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 LU3 3QX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00079733
LSOA	E01015772	Luton 003C
MSOA	E02003260	Luton 003

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LU3 3QX

LU3 3QY	Spear Close	82m
LU3 3UL	Repton Close	92m
LU3 3QH	Alesia Road	131m
LU3 3LR	Arrow Close	179m
LU3 2TP	Braceby Close	204m
LU3 2TN	Weltmore Road	220m
LU3 2SW	Bramingham Road	228m
LU3 3LT	Axe Close	232m
LU3 3QJ	Tiberius Road	237m
LU3 3LH	Five Springs	253m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence