The UK Postcode Database

LU2 8LW

a postcode in Hertfordshire

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

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with LU2 8LW

East Street - 33 properties, USRN 27905491

The Baulk - 2 properties, USRN 27916997

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 27923614

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 27923606

West Street - 1 property, USRN 27921396

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9271 / 51°55'37"N

Longitude: -0.3751 / 0°22'30"W

UTM Reference: 30U 680475 5756184

OS Easting: 511823

OS Northing: 226643

OS Grid: TL118266

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR H64.1ZF

Mapcode Global: VHFR8.GT1K

Open Location Code: 9C3XWJGF+RW

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91tw42

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 17498 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for LU2 8LW 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) 23:19
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 8LW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LU2 8LW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
24 February 2023 14 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Other property type Freehold £850,000
24 February 2023 14 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Other property type Freehold £850,000
25 January 2023 Flat 2, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £145,000
22 April 2022 Flat 4, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £190,000
29 June 2021 The Cottage, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Detached Freehold £665,000
4 June 2021 Wayside, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Detached Freehold £645,000
26 February 2021 20 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £438,500
2 October 2020 28 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Semi-detached Freehold £520,000
15 November 2019 1, Post Office Cottages, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Semi-detached Freehold £297,000
29 October 2019 Flat 2, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £131,000
30 January 2018 Flat 3, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £219,500
8 April 2016 18 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £385,000
14 October 2015 24 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Detached Freehold £710,000
12 September 2014 Post Office Cottages, 2, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £205,000
17 December 2013 30 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Semi-detached Freehold £460,000
19 November 2013 Sunnymeade, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Detached Freehold £323,000
8 May 2013 Flat 3, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £120,000
13 October 2011 28 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Semi-detached Freehold £318,000
27 September 2011 1, Post Office Cottages, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Semi-detached Freehold £142,500
28 November 2008 18 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £112,500
11 November 2008 15 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £205,000
24 September 2007 10 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Detached Freehold £235,000
20 March 2007 16 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £208,500
31 October 2006 Flat 6, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £140,000
7 September 2006 Flat 4, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £141,000
2 June 2006 24 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Detached Freehold £495,000
24 October 2005 16 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £167,000
28 April 2005 Flat 4, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £130,000
31 January 2005 Flat 1, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £113,500
12 August 2004 Flat 2, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £100,000
3 August 2004 Wayside, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Detached Freehold £465,000
30 September 2003 Flat 3, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £102,500
30 June 2003 Flat 5, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £123,500
3 June 2003 16 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £164,000
5 September 2002 The Cottage, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Detached Freehold £430,000
1 August 2002 14 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £285,000
28 June 2002 Post Office Cottages, 2, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Semi-detached Freehold £129,995
19 April 2002 28 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
11 February 2002 Flat 1, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £65,000
1 November 2001 30 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Semi-detached Freehold £362,000
3 August 2001 Flat 5, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £98,000
11 October 2000 Flat 5, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £84,000
4 November 1999 Post Office Cottages, 2, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Semi-detached Freehold £80,500
6 August 1999 31 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Semi-detached Freehold £205,500
28 August 1998 14 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £168,000
28 August 1998 30 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
30 June 1998 Flat 5, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £64,000
20 March 1997 30 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Semi-detached Freehold £183,000
10 January 1997 The Cottage, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Detached Freehold £158,000
29 November 1996 Flat 6, Lilley Old School Court, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Flat/apartment Leasehold £57,000
29 November 1996 Post Office Cottages, 2, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Semi-detached Freehold £53,500
11 November 1996 Wayside, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Detached Freehold £155,000
20 September 1996 31 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Semi-detached Freehold £167,500
12 April 1996 Copper Hill, East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Detached Freehold £295,000
22 December 1995 24 East Street, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LW Detached Freehold £215,000

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 8LW

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Hitchin

MP

Alistair Strathern Labour

Hertfordshire County Council
County council electoral division

Hitchin Rural

Councillor

David Barnard Conservative

North Hertfordshire District Council
District council ward

Offa

Councillors

David Barnard Conservative

Claire Strong Conservative

LU2 8LW also falls within the Civil Parish of Lilley, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LU2 8LW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00119981 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01023624 North Hertfordshire 014D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004922 North Hertfordshire 014 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004785 Lilley Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05015774 Offa Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2024 DLUHC
E07000099 North Hertfordshire Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000015 Hertfordshire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001289 Hitchin Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000027 Hertfordshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000237 Luton Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33027385 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000048 Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000049 NHS East and North Hertfordshire CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2020 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000025 NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E58000641 Hitchin Rural ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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