Avg IMD
Most deprived 10%
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
11,200
Households
4,609
Crimes · Aug '26
417
4,609
Households
Other White · 23%
Ethnicity
Christian · 40%
Religion
Most deprived 10%
Avg IMD
417
Crimes · Aug '26
£168,500
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 34 sales
257
Postcodes
4,609
Households
Other White · 23%
Ethnicity
Christian · 40%
Religion
Most deprived 10%
Avg IMD
417
Crimes · Aug '26
£168,500
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 34 sales
257
Postcodes

Sold prices in Central

England & Wales
Property sales · Central
HM Land Registry · Central
Average price
£172,104
Median price: £168,500
Median +14.2% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 34 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 1 sales · avg £118,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£265k£178k£90k
Aug '25Nov '25Feb '26May '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Central

England & Wales
Crime trends · Central

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
121
YoY +30%
13710267
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
70
YoY +56%
735230
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
18
YoY +64%
26178
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
18
YoY +38%
18102
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY -8%
251811
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
75
YoY stable
1007753
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
37
YoY +32%
422915
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Shoplifting
67
YoY -42%
1167942
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving · public order up sharply · vehicle crime rising

417
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Central

Ethnicity

Total residents: 9,890
Other White22.7%
White Brit.17.7%
Bangladeshi11.5%
African9.9%
Indian9.5%
+ 14 other groups · 28.6%

Religion

Total residents: 9,884
Christian40.2%
Muslim26.6%
No religion17.3%
Not answered7.0%
Hindu6.3%
+ 4 other religions · 2.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 11,200
25–3424.7%
35–4921.2%
20–2413.6%
50–6411.2%
≤47.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.7%

Households

Total households: 4,609
One person: other36.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.9%
+ 9 other households · 25.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Central

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 10%
Mean decile 1.25 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 10% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.25 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Central

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Amenities in Central

GPs make up most of the mapped places

68 GPs · 6 Libraries · 3 Museums · 82 in all

  • GPs68
  • Libraries6
  • Museums3
  • Universities3
  • Hospitals2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

We've matched this area to Luton.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Luton

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Schools in Central

Open schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

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School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Overview of Central

Coordinates51.8798, -0.4175
Postcodes
257
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
11,200
Households (Census)
4,609
Recorded crime · Aug '26
417

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