The LU postcode area, also known as the Luton postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Dunstable

Dunstable

Dunstable is a market town and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, 30 miles north of London. These geographical features form several steep chalk escarpments most noticeable when approaching Dunstable from the north.-Etymology:In...

, Leighton Buzzard

Leighton Buzzard

-Lower schools:*Beaudesert Lower School - Apennine Way*Clipstone Brook Lower School - Brooklands Drive*Greenleas Lower School - Derwent Road*Dovery Down Lower School - Heath Road*Heathwood Lower School - Heath Road*Leedon Lower School - Highfield Road...

 and Luton

Luton

Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000....

 in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The postcode area is mostly contained within Bedfordshire, but also extends into the fringes of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

Coverage

The Luton post town

Post town

A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system. Including the correct post town in the address increases the chances of a letter or parcel being delivered on time. Post towns are usually based upon the location of...

 forms a group of four postcode districts in the east, occupying approximately a third of the total area. The Dunstable post town forms a central strip of two postcode districts, extending from north to south. Leighton Buzzard forms the largest post town in the west, corresponding to a single postcode district. LU95 is non-geographic postcode district. The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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! LU1
| LUTON
| Luton

Luton

Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000....

 (South), Aley Green

Aley Green

Aley Green is a hamlet located in Bedfordshire, England.Aley Green is located within the civil parish of Caddington. However the cemetery and the southern end of Mancroft Road are in the parish of Slip End, though they are considered to be part of Aley Green.Throughout its history, Aley Green has...

, Caddington

Caddington

Caddington is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is between the Dunstable/Luton urban area , and Hertfordshire ....

, Lower Woodside

Lower Woodside

Lower Woodside is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.The settlement is located north of Aley Green and southwest of Woodside. Lower Woodside forms part of the wider Slip End civil parish, and is close to the county border with Hertfordshire. The nearest...

, Pepperstock

Pepperstock

Pepperstock is a small village located in Central Bedfordshire, England. The village itself mostly consists of residential caravan parks. However, Pepperstock displays an interesting range of vernacular buildings, most notably in the form of 16th and 17th century timber framing with brick infill...

, Skimpot

Skimpot

Skimpot is a hamlet located on the edge of the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area in Bedfordshire, England.Originally a small rural settlement, Skimpot now adjoins with the expanding town of Dunstable to the north, while the southern part of Skimpot still ends in open countryside. The M1 motorway acts as...

, Slip End

Slip End

Slip End is a village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, near Luton. As well as the village of Slip End, the parish contains the hamlets of Lower Woodside, Woodside and Pepperstock...

, Woodside

Woodside, Bedfordshire

Woodside is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.It is probable that the settlement was established in the early Middle Ages by the northern end of Caddington Wood...

| Luton

Luton

Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000....

, Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created from the merger of Bedfordshire County Council, Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire on 1 April 2009...

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! LU2
| LUTON
| Luton (East), Chiltern Green

Chiltern Green

Chiltern Green is a hamlet located in Bedfordshire, England.The settlement lent its name to Chiltern Green railway station, which was located in nearby New Mill End. The railway station closed in 1952. Today, London Luton Airport is located to the north west of Chiltern Green....

, Cockernhoe, East Hyde

East Hyde

East Hyde is a hamlet located in Bedfordshire, England.East Hyde lies on the border with Hertfordshire, but is part of the wider Hyde parish in Bedfordshire....

, Lawrence End, Lilley

Lilley, Hertfordshire

Lilley is a small village and civil parish in Hertfordshire which stands between Hitchin and Luton in England, on the highest ground and within some of the most striking scenery in the area. Telegraph Hill is just over 600 feet above sea level....

, New Mill End

New Mill End

New Mill End is a hamlet located in Bedfordshire, England, close to county border with Hertfordshire.New Mill End was the location of Chiltern Green railway station which opened in 1868. The station closed in 1952, however the station buildings survive to this day as a private home....

, Peters Green, Tea Green, The Hyde, Wandon End, Wandon Green, Winch Hill
| Luton, Central Bedfordshire, North Hertfordshire

North Hertfordshire

North Hertfordshire is a local government district in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Letchworth.The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the amalgamation of the urban districts of Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth, and Royston and the Hitchin Rural District.From eastward clockwise,...

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! LU3
| LUTON
| Luton (North), Lower Sundon

Lower Sundon

Lower Sundon is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.The settlement was established before 1066, and St Mary the Virgin Church was first built in Lower Sundon in the 13th Century....

, Streatley

Streatley, Bedfordshire

Streatley is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.-Geography:Streatley is situated just to the west of the A6, and is the first village on the A6 north of Luton, being about north of central Luton...

, Sundon

Sundon

Sundon is a civil parish in the English county of Bedfordshire.There are two settlements: the one called Upper Sundon at the top of the hill is now the main village, and the presumably older one by the church is now a hamlet called Lower Sundon....

| Luton, Central Bedfordshire
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! LU4
| LUTON
| Luton (West), Chalton

Chalton, Bedfordshire

Chalton is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, immediately north of the Luton/Dunstable conurbation and bounded to the east by the M1 motorway and the Midland Main Line railway line....

, Leagrave

Leagrave

For other uses see Leagrave Leagrave is a former village and now a suburb of Luton in Bedfordshire in the northwest of the town. Connected by train from Leagrave station into London and Bedford by First Capital Connect...

| Luton, Central Bedfordshire
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! LU5
| DUNSTABLE
| Dunstable

Dunstable

Dunstable is a market town and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, 30 miles north of London. These geographical features form several steep chalk escarpments most noticeable when approaching Dunstable from the north.-Etymology:In...

 (East including Woodside Estate), Bidwell

Bidwell, Bedfordshire

Bidwell is a hamlet located next to Houghton Regis in Bedfordshire, England.Originally a small rural settlement, the southern part of Bidwell has been largely merged into the wider Houghton Regis area over the years. However the northern part of Bidwell still opens out onto open countryside. It is...

, Chalgrave

Chalgrave

thumb|left|Signpost for Chalgrave ParishChalgrave is a civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The hamlets of Tebworth and Wingfield are in the west of the parish, with the church and manor in the east. Nearby places are Toddington , Chalton , Houghton Regis ,...

, Fancott

Fancott

Fancott is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.The settlement forms part of the Toddington civil parish, and is also close to Chalgrave and Chalton. "The Fancott" public house is situated in Fancott, and is the location of the Fancott Miniature Railway....

, Harlington

Harlington, Bedfordshire

Harlington is a village and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England, near the M1 motorway. The nearest town is Flitwick about three miles to the north...

, Houghton Regis

Houghton Regis

Houghton Regis is a town and civil parish sandwiched between the major towns of Luton to the east and Dunstable to the west. The parish includes the ancient hamlets of Bidwell, Thorn and Sewell...

 (including Townsend Industrial Estate), Thorn

Thorn, Bedfordshire

Thorn is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.The settlement is located to the north of Bidwell and Houghton Regis, and to the south of Wingfield and Chalgrave....

, Toddington

Toddington, Bedfordshire

Toddington is a large village and civil parish in the county of Bedfordshire, England which is situated 5 miles NNW of Luton, north of Dunstable, south west of Woburn and 35 miles NNW of London on the A5120 and B579. It is 0.5 miles from Junction 12 of the M1 motorway and lends its...

| Central Bedfordshire,
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! LU6
| DUNSTABLE
| Dunstable (West), Eaton Bray, Edlesborough

Edlesborough

Edlesborough is a village and is also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is adjacent to the village of Eaton Bray over the county boundary in Bedfordshire, about three miles WSW of Dunstable....

, Holywell

Holywell, Bedfordshire

Holywell is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.The settlement is close to Whipsnade and Studham, and Holywell forms part of the Studham civil parish. Holywell is also located close to the county border with Hertfordshire....

, Kensworth

Kensworth

Kensworth is a village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish is located on the edge of Dunstable Downs, and includes the hamlets of California and Kensworth Lynch....

, Northall

Northall

Northall is a hamlet in the parish of Edlesborough, in Buckinghamshire, England.This large hamlet straddles the A4146 road halfway between Edlesborough and Billington, Bedfordshire. It has one large Baptist chapel which is still in use. The hamlet has one public house 'The Swan'...

, Sewell

Sewell, Bedfordshire

Sewell is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.Sewell is a small rural settlement, though it is located near to the town of Dunstable . The settlement forms part of the Houghton Regis civil parish....

, Studham

Studham

Studham is a village and civil parish in the county of Bedfordshire. It has a population of 1,125. The parish bounds to the south the Buckinghamshire border, and to the east is the Hertfordshire border. The village lies in the wooded south facing rolls of the Chiltern Hills...

, Totternhoe

Totternhoe

Totternhoe is a village and civil parish in the Manshead hundred of the county of Bedfordshire, England.-Overview:Totternhoe is an ancient village in southern Bedfordshire, near Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard. Totternhoe Knolls has been a fort for many peoples including Romans and Normans...

, Whipsnade

Whipsnade

Whipsnade is a small village and civil parish in the county of Bedfordshire. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, about 2.5 miles South-South-West of Dunstable...

| Central Bedfordshire, Aylesbury Vale

Aylesbury Vale

The Aylesbury Vale is a large area of flat land mostly in Buckinghamshire, England. Its boundary is marked by Milton Keynes to the north, Leighton Buzzard and the Chiltern Hills to the east and south, Thame to the south and Bicester and Brackley to the west.The vale is named after Aylesbury, the...

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! LU7
| LEIGHTON BUZZARD
| Leighton Buzzard

Leighton Buzzard

-Lower schools:*Beaudesert Lower School - Apennine Way*Clipstone Brook Lower School - Brooklands Drive*Greenleas Lower School - Derwent Road*Dovery Down Lower School - Heath Road*Heathwood Lower School - Heath Road*Leedon Lower School - Highfield Road...

, Bragenham, Briggington, Burcott

Burcott, Wing, Buckinghamshire

Burcott is a hamlet in the parish of Wing, Buckinghamshire, England, though it is a common place name in the English language.The place name is Old English and refers to a fortified cottage....

, Cheddington

Cheddington

Cheddington is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire. The parish has an area of . The village is about 5 miles north-east of Aylesbury and three miles north of Tring in Hertfordshire...

, Chelmscote, Clipstone

Clipstone, Bedfordshire

Clipstone is a small hamlet in Bedfordshire, England. It lies within the parish of Eggington that borders with Leighton Buzzard, Heath and Reach and Hockliffe...

, Crafton

Crafton, Buckinghamshire

Crafton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Mentmore, in Buckinghamshire, England.The hamlet's name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'farm where saffron grows'. Queen Edith, the wife of king Edward the Confessor, had a hunting lodge in the small area between Mentmore and Crafton known as...

, Cublington

Cublington

Cublington is a village and one of 110 civil parishes within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is about seven miles north of Aylesbury. The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Cubbel's estate'. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Coblincote.The...

, Eggington

Eggington

Egginton – or Eggington as it is now known – is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, about three miles east of Leighton Buzzard. Apart from the village itself, the parish also includes the hamlet of Briggington on the road to Leighton Buzzard,...

, Great Billington, Grove

Grove, Buckinghamshire

Grove is a tiny village in the parish of Slapton, Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the border with Bedfordshire, just to the north of Mentmore. It is the size of some hamlets, but it is distinct as a village because it had its own parish church. The place name is fairly self explanatory, as it...

, Heath and Reach

Heath and Reach

Heath and Reach is a village, civil parish, and political ward near the Chiltern Hills in Bedfordshire. It is about two miles north of Leighton Buzzard and three miles south of Woburn and adjoins the county boundary with Buckinghamshire....

, Hockliffe

Hockliffe

Hockliffe is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire on the crossroads of the A5 road which lies upon the course of the roman road known as Watling Street and the A4012 road.It is about four miles east of Leighton Buzzard...

, Horton

Horton, Buckinghamshire

Horton is a hamlet in the parish of Ivinghoe, in Buckinghamshire, England.The name Horton is a common one in England, meaning "dirty or muddy farm"....

, Hollingdon, Ivinghoe

Ivinghoe

Ivinghoe is a village and civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England, close to the border with Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. It is four miles north of Tring and six miles south of Leighton Buzzard, close to the village of Pitstone.The village name is Anglo-Saxon in...

, Ivinghoe Aston, Ledburn

Ledburn

Ledburn is a hamlet in the parish of Mentmore, in Buckinghamshire, England. The name Ledburn is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means "stream with a conduit". In manorial records of 1212 it was recorded as "Leteburn"....

, Leedon

Leedon

Leedon is a former hamlet in Bedfordshire, England, which is now part of Leighton Buzzard town.Originally, Leedon was a small rural settlement and was part of the Eggington civil parish. However, the expansion of Leighton Buzzard eastwards led to Leedon being encompassed in the wider...

, Little Billington, Mentmore

Mentmore

Mentmore is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is about three miles east of Wingrave, three miles south east of Wing.The village toponym is derived from the Old English for "Menta's moor"...

, Pitstone

Pitstone

Pitstone is a village and civil parish within the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is located at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, about seven miles east of Aylesbury and six miles south of Leighton Buzzard...

, Slapton

Slapton, Buckinghamshire

Slapton is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located between the Grand Union Canal and the border with Bedfordshire, about three miles south of Leighton Buzzard, three miles west of Edlesborough.The village name is Anglo Saxon in...

, Soulbury

Soulbury

Soulbury is a village and also a civil parish within Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the Aylesbury Vale, about three miles south of the Milton Keynes urban area, three miles north of Wing. The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'stronghold in a...

, Stanbridge

Stanbridge, Bedfordshire

Stanbridge is a village and civil parish in Bedfordshire which lies east of Leighton Buzzard. It also borders the Bedfordshire villages of Hockliffe, Eggington, Tilsworth, Totternhoe and Billington...

, Stewkley

Stewkley

Stewkley is a village and a civil parish within the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is located 5 miles East of Winslow and 4 miles West of Leighton Buzzard....

, Stockgrove, Tebworth

Tebworth

Tebworth is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.The settlement is close to Wingfield and Hockliffe, with the nearest town being Houghton Regis. Amenities in Tebworth include "The Queens Head" pub....

, Tilsworth

Tilsworth

Tilsworth is a small village and civil parish in Bedfordshire. It lies to the north west of Dunstable, and the Roman Watling Street forms the north east boundary of the parish of 1200 acres . The village lies on the gault clay, where springs well up just south of a gentle gravelly ridge...

, Wing

Wing, Buckinghamshire

Wing is a village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district in Buckinghamshire, England. The village is on the main A418 road between Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard...

, Wingfield

Wingfield, Bedfordshire

Wingfield is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England.The settlement is close to Tebworth and Chalgrave, with the nearest town being Houghton Regis....

| Central Bedfordshire, Aylesbury Vale
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! LU95
| LEIGHTON BUZZARD
| Linton Healy Ltd
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Previously, Perry Green was used as the locality in the LU2 postal addresses of some properties in Peters Green. Old Linslade was used in the LU7 addresses of Old Linslade, but these now include the words Heath and Reach.