Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at LU2 8LD? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putteridge Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Stopsley Community Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Someries Junior School | Primary | 1.6 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| Putteridge High School | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 49.2 · 14.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stopsley High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 42.3 · 9.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Queen Elizabeth School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 39.9 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) | Independent | 4.4 km | 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Active Support Education Centre | Independent | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 1.6 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia | Independent | 4.4 km | 15.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Queen Elizabeth School | 2.0 km | 9 |
| Multi-sport | Inspire: Luton Sports Village | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Lilley Cricket Club | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Inspire: Luton Sports Village | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Luton Indoor Bowls Club | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Wigmore Valley Skate Park | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Golf | South Beds Golf Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Luton Tenpin | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Squash | Venue 360 | 4.4 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 45% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Luton, a drive away (3.9 km), with 3.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
Central London is 49 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Putteridge Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 76% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Putteridge High School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 49.2 · 14.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Hitchin Boys' School (3.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative, 1.5 km away, with KSK Food and Wine 3 closer still (950 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stopsley Village Practice (1.4 km), with Medstone Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Jassi Beauty is 950 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Lister Hospital, 6.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 47% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 20 pubs and bars.
Putteridge Bury Campus is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Cannon the nearest pub (950 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 441 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 37% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 304 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Wandon park, 850 m away; for exercise, 50m Competition Pool (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 7.2 km away.
Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
2 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest university is University of Bedfordshire, 4.1 km away (TEF Bronze).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.