The UK Postcode Database

LU2 8JL

a postcode in Luton

Introduced in January 1980
LU2 8JL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with LU2 8JL

Handcross Road - 34 properties, USRN 24000571

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8946 / 51°53'40"N

Longitude: -0.3797 / 0°22'46"W

UTM Reference: 30U 680292 5752557

OS Easting: 511590

OS Northing: 223019

OS Grid: TL115230

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR TZF.BB

Mapcode Global: VHFRG.CMMZ

Open Location Code: 9C3XVJVC+R4

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91tv44

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 3b1

  • Multicultural and Educated Urbanites
  • Ethnically Diverse Young Families
  • Private Rental Ethnic Minority Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 7209 / 32844

  • 3rd decile
  • more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for LU2 8JL on Wednesday 8 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:54
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:05
Sunrise 04:52
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:06
Sunset 21:20
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:07
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:18
Hours of daylight today04:22 to 21:50
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:50 to 04:23
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Sets 13:53
Moon Rises 23:23

For a full sun and moon calendar for LU2 8JL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LU2 8JL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
15 April 2024 28, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £170,000
4 August 2023 6, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £160,000
22 May 2023 13, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £162,000
2 August 2022 23, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £185,000
4 February 2022 18, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £150,000
22 July 2021 25, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £134,000
29 June 2021 8, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £170,000
23 April 2021 27, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £168,000
16 April 2021 19, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £120,000
20 January 2021 13, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £135,000
12 May 2020 1, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £135,000
13 November 2019 18, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £120,000
16 October 2019 28, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £160,000
5 October 2018 6, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £179,000
27 September 2017 21, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £140,000
28 April 2017 27, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £140,000
15 January 2016 1, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £123,000
25 September 2015 25, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £120,000
7 September 2015 7, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £142,000
16 July 2015 8, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £127,500
24 June 2015 31, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £136,000
20 February 2015 6, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £119,500
27 January 2014 2, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £103,000
2 September 2011 23, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £107,500
15 April 2011 6, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £107,000
11 February 2011 11, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £95,000
14 November 2008 4, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £67,088
18 December 2006 13, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £99,000
18 December 2006 31, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £114,995
27 April 2006 25, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £104,995
3 March 2006 21, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £85,000
18 January 2006 23, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £110,000
13 September 2005 7, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £110,000
22 July 2005 13, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £83,000
24 June 2005 24, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £100,000
21 January 2005 22, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £103,000
5 November 2004 12, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £116,000
5 December 2003 5, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £72,000
26 August 2003 31, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £90,000
9 June 2003 8, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £87,000
20 December 2002 28, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £84,000
25 October 2002 1, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £74,995
30 September 2002 18, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £66,000
31 July 2002 1, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £54,000
31 May 2002 25, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £59,995
22 May 2002 16, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £69,995
28 March 2002 22, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £66,995
15 February 2002 6, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £70,000
14 December 2001 31, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £60,000
16 November 2001 2, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £50,000
31 August 2001 9, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £48,000
20 July 2001 4, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £59,000
12 July 2001 3, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £58,000
6 July 2001 7, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £60,000
15 September 2000 18, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £42,000
13 April 2000 24, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £45,000
22 March 2000 31, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £44,000
31 January 2000 25, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £37,000
27 October 1999 12, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £42,000
16 July 1999 26, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £31,000
16 June 1999 23, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £34,000
14 May 1999 16, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £40,000
25 February 1999 7, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £39,000
30 October 1998 8, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £32,000
1 October 1998 29, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £31,500
31 July 1998 30, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £39,000
26 May 1998 15, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £35,000
20 January 1998 23, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £34,500
31 October 1997 7, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £35,000
11 July 1997 24, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £32,500
24 March 1997 16, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £28,000
28 November 1996 26, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £19,750
5 July 1996 12, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £27,750
8 August 1995 24, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £22,500
31 July 1995 10, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £28,750
13 June 1995 6, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £35,000
3 March 1995 7, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £33,000
21 February 1995 25, Scotfield Court, Handcross Road, Luton LU2 8JL Flat/apartment Leasehold £27,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for LU2 8JL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Luton South and South Bedfordshire

MP

Rachel Hopkins Labour

Luton Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Wigmore

Councillors

Alan Skepelhorn Liberal Democrats

Adrees Latif Liberal Democrats

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LU2 8JL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00079905 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01015813 Luton 008F Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003265 Luton 008 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05014754 Wigmore Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E06000032 Luton Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001346 Luton South and South Bedfordshire Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000026 Bedfordshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000237 Luton Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33025279 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000057 South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000249 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E43000027 Luton, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E54000024 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E63011256 Luton Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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