5,239
Households
Pakistani · 40%
Ethnicity
Muslim · 55%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
57 · 3.2 per 1k
Crimes · Apr '26
£300,950
Median property price
175
Postcodes
Overview of Challney
Coordinates51.8959, -0.4589
Postcodes
175
Population (Census)
17,649
Households (Census)
5,239
Recorded crime · Apr '26
57 · 3.2 per 1k
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 3.57 (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 3.57 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Challney
Property sales · Challney
HM Land Registry · Challney
Average price
£284,656
YoY: -9.5%
Median price: £310,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £225,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£442k£321k£199k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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
Crime trends · Challney
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
352515
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
29
YoY +38%
ASB
1481
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
5
YoY -29%
Vehicle Crime
1172
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
6
YoY +200%
Burglary
420
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1161
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
6
YoY +50%
Demographics in Challney
Ethnicity
Pakistani39.8%
White Brit.15.3%
Other White6.8%
Bangladeshi6.3%
Other Asian6.3%
+ 10 other groups · 25.5%
Religion
Muslim54.6%
Christian25.9%
No religion8.8%
Not answered5.4%
Hindu3.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%
Age groups
35–4922.4%
25–3414.1%
50–6413.3%
10–1510.8%
5–98.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%
Households
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%
Schools in Challney
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Challney High School for Boys
Luton · LU4 9TJ
Outstanding
0.4 mi
SecondaryStateBoys · Ages 11–16
Challney High School for Girls
Luton · LU4 9FJ
Outstanding
0.4 mi
SecondaryStateGirls · Ages 11–16
Beechwood Primary School
Luton · LU4 9RD
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Downside Primary School
Luton · LU4 8EZ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Al Hikmah Boys School
Luton · LU4 9LE
0.6 mi
SecondaryIndependentBoys · Ages 11–16
King's House Moorlands
Luton · LU4 9JY
0.5 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 5–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Challney
Postcodes in Challney
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