Where is LU1?

LU1 spans the counties of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. It contains the town of Luton, as well as Caddington, Farley Hill, Aley Green, Park Town, and Slip End. LU1 is 15km north-west of the city of St Albans. LU1 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

LU1 on a map

The below map shows where LU1 is, and the boundary of the LU1 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

What county is LU1 in?

LU1 lies within the counties of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. The below table and chart shows the split by area:

County% Area
Bedfordshire92%
Hertfordshire8%

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This data was derived from the below datasets:
Source: GEOLYTIX Postal Geometries
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Source: Ordnance Survey Ceremonial Counties
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Which cities, towns and villages are in LU1?

LutonTown
CaddingtonVillage
Farley HillSuburb
Aley GreenVillage
Park TownSuburb
Slip EndVillage
New TownSuburb
New Mill EndHamlet
Chaul EndHamlet
PepperstockVillage
FarleygreenSuburb
WoodsideVillage
West HydeHamlet

What are the nearest towns to LU1?

Position of LU1 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of LU1 to the centre of the town.

east7km
LU1 is 7km east of Dunstable
south-east7km
LU1 is 7km south-east of Houghton Regis
north-west8km
LU1 is 8km north-west of Harpenden
south-west13km
LU1 is 13km south-west of Hitchin
north14km
LU1 is 14km north of Hemel Hempstead
south15km
LU1 is 15km south of Flitwick
west16km
LU1 is 16km west of Stevenage
north-east16km
LU1 is 16km north-east of Berkhamsted
east17km
LU1 is 17km east of Leighton Buzzard
north-west17km
LU1 is 17km north-west of Welwyn Garden City

What are the nearest cities to LU1?

Position of LU1 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of LU1 to the centre of the city.

north-west15km
LU1 is 15km north-west of St Albans
south-east29km
LU1 is 29km south-east of Milton Keynes
north-west46km
LU1 is 46km north-west of London
north-west46km
LU1 is 46km north-west of City of London
north-west46km
LU1 is 46km north-west of City of Westminster
south-west52km
LU1 is 52km south-west of Cambridge
east59km
LU1 is 59km east of Oxford
west64km
LU1 is 64km west of Chelmsford
south-west75km
LU1 is 75km south-west of Ely
south79km
LU1 is 79km south of Peterborough