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Challney

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
17,649
Households
5,239
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 2.9 per 1k
5,239
Households
Pakistani · 40%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 55%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 2.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£306,625
Median property price
175
Postcodes
5,239
Households
Pakistani · 40%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 55%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 2.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£306,625
Median property price
175
Postcodes

Sold prices in Challney

England & Wales
Property sales · Challney
HM Land Registry · Challney
Average price
£285,965
YoY: -10.1%
Median price: £313,750
View district LU4
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £359,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£442k£338k£235k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
22
YoY -19%
352515
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY -50%
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
1172
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving

51
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Challney

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

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.

Apply for a primary place via Luton
Apply for a secondary placeAdmissions and composite prospectus guidanceHome education — find your councilHome education guidance

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Amenities in Challney

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

Overview of Challney

Coordinates51.8959, -0.4588
Postcodes
175
Population (Census)
17,649
Households (Census)
5,239
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 2.9 per 1k

Demographics in Challney

Ethnicity

Total residents: 17,666
Pakistani39.8%
White Brit.15.3%
Other White6.8%
Bangladeshi6.3%
Other Asian6.3%
+ 10 other groups · 25.5%

Religion

Total residents: 17,661
Muslim54.6%
Christian25.9%
No religion8.8%
Not answered5.4%
Hindu3.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 17,649
35–4922.4%
25–3414.1%
50–6413.3%
10–1510.8%
5–98.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%

Households

Total households: 5,239
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children25.8%
Other14.6%
With dependent children11.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.2%
Any member 66+7.1%
+ 8 other households · 33.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Challney

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

Postcode Districts in Challney

LU4
175 postcodes