SAFFRON CLOSE, LU2 7GF - Information

Overview

The LU2 7GF postcode is in Central Bedfordshire, Central Bedfordshire postcode town, within East of England, England region.

For comprehensive crime statistics in the LU2 7GF area, explore the LU2 7GF Crime Rates page.
To explore detailed house prices and statistics in the LU2 7GF area, visit the LU2 7GF House Prices

Location And Map Details
  • Co-ordinates: [ -0.41739652017941536, 51.91291102976948 ]
  • What 3 Words: palace.places.rings
  • Plus Code:
NameType
Postcode AreaLU2
WardToddington
Middle layer Super Output AreaBarton-le-Clay & Upper Sundon
Lower Tier Local AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire
Upper Tier Local AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire
RegionEast of England
CountryEngland
Travel To Work AreaLuton
Police ForceBedfordshire
NHS Care BoardNHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Electoral wardToddington
Westminster Parliamentary ConstituencyMid Bedfordshire
Multiple Deprivation Index18435

According to the ONS, The nearby area classification is Multi-ethnic professionals with families / Achieving neighbourhoods / Rural Growth Areas, while the work-zone classification is Primarily residential suburbs.

Nearby Places

The nearest places is Stopsley Common(0.25 mi)

  • Stopsley Common, (0.25 mi)
  • Warden Hill, (0.53 mi)
  • Warden Hill, (0.65 mi)
Nearby Bus stop

The nearest Bus stop is Ingram Gardens(0.05 mi)

  • Ingram Gardens, (0.05 mi)
  • Ingram Gardens, (0.07 mi)
  • Troon Gardens, (0.11 mi)
  • Thetford Gardens, (0.13 mi)
  • Thetford Gardens, (0.15 mi)
  • Troon Gardens, (0.15 mi)
  • Cromer Way Roundabout, (0.19 mi)
  • Furze Close, (0.21 mi)
  • Cromer Way Roundabout, (0.21 mi)
  • Furze Close, (0.25 mi)
Nearby Railway Station

The nearest Railway Station is Leagrave(1.86 mi)

  • Leagrave, (1.86 mi)
  • Luton, (2.12 mi)
  • Luton Airport, (2.22 mi)
Nearby Airport

The nearest airport is Luton Airport(2.22 mi)

  • Luton Airport, (2.22 mi)
  • Luton Airport Parkway, (3.06 mi)
  • Stansted Airport, (29.09 mi)
  • Heathrow Airport, (30.10 mi)
Nearby Schools

Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)

NameAgeDistanceDetails
Warden Hill Junior SchoolPrimary, Good7-11LU3 2DN (0.47 mi)Details
Warden Hill Infant SchoolPrimary, Good4-7LU3 2DN (0.47 mi)Details
Bushmead Primary SchoolPrimary, Good4-11LU2 7EU (0.54 mi)Details
Icknield High SchoolSecondary, Good11-16LU3 2AH (0.57 mi)Details
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science CollegeSecondary, Good11-18LU2 7AE (0.64 mi)Details
Luton Sixth Form College0, Good16-99LU2 7EW (0.65 mi)Details
Icknield Primary SchoolPrimary, Good4-11LU3 2JB (0.82 mi)Details
William Austin Infant SchoolPrimary, Good5-7LU3 1PZ (0.94 mi)Details
Bramingham Primary SchoolPrimary, Good4-11LU3 4BL (0.99 mi)Details
Nearby Nhs GP

Check out the NHS GPs in nearby area.

NameTelephonePostcode
Nearby Amenities
  • Barnfield College Starbucks
    0.50 mi
  • Luton Women and Girls Cricket Club
    0.60 mi
  • BP SF Connect -Streatley Service Station
    0.52 mi
  • Riddy Lane Stores
    0.57 mi
  • Morrisons Daily
    0.57 mi
  • The Warden Beefeater
    0.52 mi

SAFFRON CLOSE, LU2 7GF Demographics

(from Census 2021)

The population of LU27GF is 316 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542.

Age

The average age of people living in the nearby area is 44 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 55 to 64 (1181), Below 14 (1167), and Between 45 to 54 (1099).

Ethinicity

According to the latest census 2021, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English with a total of 159 people, followed by White: Other White with a total of 33.

Education

Regarding education, 88 adults have Level 4, while 44 have Level 3.

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is Not deprived in any dimension (535), followed by at least Deprived in one dimension (293).

Occupation
The most common occupations in the nearby area are
  • Professional occupations (36)
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (31), and
  • Caring, leisure and other service occupations (19)
Religion

In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (173), followed by No religion (77).

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (61) followed by Intermediate occupations (32), and Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (31).

Economic Status

Most people in the area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (761), and 302 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Country of Birth

As per the country of birth, most adults are from the United Kingdom (1947) and Africa (97).