Avg IMD
Most deprived 20–30%
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
16,176
Households
4,864
Crimes · Sep '26
68
4,864
Households
Pakistani · 39%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 54%
Religion
Most deprived 20⁠–⁠30%
Avg IMD
68
Crimes · Sep '26
£292,500
Median property price · Challney · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 56 sales
175
Postcodes

Sold prices in Challney

England & Wales
Property sales · Challney
HM Land Registry · Challney
Average price
£294,569
Median price: £292,500
Median -5.6% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 56 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 6 sales · avg £264,450
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£391k£317k£242k
Oct '25Dec '25Mar '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 Challney

England & Wales
Crime trends · Challney

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 yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY -40%
473523
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
16
YoY —
23133
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1383
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
630
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1062
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
19
YoY -14%
322212
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

2 of 2 key categories improving

68
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Challney

Ethnicity

Total residents: 16,187
Pakistani38.9%
White Brit.15.3%
Other White6.9%
Other Asian6.5%
Bangladeshi6.4%
+ 14 other groups · 26.0%

Religion

Total residents: 16,181
Muslim53.9%
Christian26.4%
No religion8.8%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu3.2%
+ 4 other religions · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 16,176
35–4922.5%
25–3414.1%
50–6413.5%
10–1510.8%
5–98.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%

Households

Total households: 4,864
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children25.7%
One person: other15.1%
Other household types, with dependent children10.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.2%
One person: aged 66+7.2%
+ 9 other households · 33.0%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Challney

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 20–30%
Mean decile 3.01 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 20–30% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.01 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Challney

0% of postcodes (0 of 175) are in Flood Zone 3 and 0% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 30 (0%)
  • Zone 20 (0%)
  • Zone 1175 (100%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Challney

Nearest bus stop, Juniper Close, is about a minute’s walk from the centre

Bus · 89 m

  • Juniper Close

    Bus

    89 m
  • Chester Avenue

    Bus

    207 m
  • Morgan Close

    Bus

    247 m
  • Pembroke Avenue

    Bus

    283 m
  • Dawlish Road

    Bus

    317 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Bus

Amenities in Luton

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 place offered

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

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Overview of Challney

Coordinates51.8959, -0.4588
Postcodes
175
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
16,176
Households (Census)
4,864
Recorded crime · Sep '26
68

Postcode Districts in Challney

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