LU2 9RE

a postcode in Luton

Introduced in January 1980

LU2 9RE	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 9RE

Buckingham Drive - 47 properties, USRN 24000199

Chalfont Way - 1 property, USRN 24000254

Waddesdon Close - 1 property, USRN 24001333

Whitchurch Close - 1 property, USRN 24001384

Wigmore Lane - 1 property, USRN 24001395

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8933 / 51°53'35"N

Longitude: -0.3798 / 0°22'47"W

UTM Reference: 30U 680294 5752419

OS Easting: 511590

OS Northing: 222882

OS Grid: TL115228

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR TZD.N6

Mapcode Global: VHFRG.CNLY

Open Location Code: 9C3XVJVC+83

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91tv44

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 4b3

Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
Established Multi- Ethnic Communities
Inner Suburb Ethnic Group Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 7442 / 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 9RE on Tuesday 7 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:52
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:04
Sunrise	04:51
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:06
Sunset	21:21
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:08
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:20

Hours of daylight today	04:21 to 21:51
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:51 to 04:22
Moon Phase	Last Quarter
Moon Sets	12:28
Moon Rises	23:06

For a full sun and moon calendar for LU2 9RE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LU2 9RE

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
10 June 2024	163 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£325,000
13 December 2023	171 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£292,500
30 June 2023	181 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£302,500
22 December 2022	167 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£310,000
24 March 2022	169 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£300,000
17 December 2021	173 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£360,000
17 December 2021	179 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£324,000
18 February 2021	170 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£322,500
24 November 2020	158 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£285,000
30 October 2020	153 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£295,000
12 October 2020	164 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Detached	Freehold	£365,000
13 March 2020	157 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Detached	Freehold	£400,000
24 October 2019	165 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£282,000
19 August 2019	199 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£245,000
12 July 2019	191 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£288,000
25 April 2019	153 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£289,000
20 February 2019	179 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£267,500
9 March 2018	148 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£345,000
12 July 2017	155 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Detached	Freehold	£370,000
6 July 2017	156 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£375,000
9 September 2016	165 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£265,000
10 June 2016	195 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Detached	Freehold	£375,000
22 January 2016	148 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£270,000
15 January 2016	163 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£260,000
23 December 2014	179 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£215,000
31 October 2014	173 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£212,000
11 April 2014	177 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£194,000
6 December 2013	179 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£167,500
5 April 2013	169 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£160,000
28 May 2010	163 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£165,000
25 May 2010	155 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Detached	Freehold	£225,000
14 December 2007	155 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
24 October 2007	165 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£167,000
28 August 2007	181 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
19 June 2007	167 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£173,500
16 April 2007	170 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£198,000
9 June 2006	199 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£169,000
19 January 2004	173 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£169,995
6 June 2002	155 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Detached	Freehold	£169,995
25 January 2002	179 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£112,000
4 May 2001	175 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£118,000
29 September 2000	170 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£115,000
30 June 2000	172 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£115,000
19 May 2000	181 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£93,000
13 August 1999	168 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£86,000
10 May 1999	148 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£81,000
23 November 1998	166 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Detached	Freehold	£105,000
31 October 1997	151 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£73,500
18 December 1996	160 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£62,000
25 October 1996	169 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£55,500
28 June 1996	189 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£66,000
17 March 1995	173 Buckingham Drive, Luton LU2 9RE	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,500

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 9RE

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 9RE

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00079909		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01015807	Luton 016G	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003273	Luton 016	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
E33025314		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

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