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Luton

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
225,262
Households
78,940
Crimes · Sep '26
1,879

Estimated population, mid-2025: 236,380 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

78,940
Households
White Brit. · 32%
Ethnicity
Christian · 38%
Religion
Most deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
Avg IMD
1,879
Crimes · Sep '26
£320,000
Median property price · Luton · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 1,385 sales
£1,231
Average rent, September 2026
3,231
Postcodes

Sold prices in Luton

England & Wales
Property sales · Luton
HM Land Registry · Luton
Average price
£318,704
Median price: £320,000
Median +1.6% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 1,385 sales
View district LU2
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Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 36 sales · avg £311,375
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£333k£316k£299k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '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 Luton

England & Wales
Crime trends · Luton

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
644
YoY stable
760663566
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
308
YoY +24%
452321190
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
169
YoY +11%
233170107
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
56
YoY +27%
906131
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
110
YoY stable
153128103
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
592
YoY stable
749630511
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · burglary rising

1,879
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Luton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 225,261
White Brit.31.8%
Pakistani18.3%
Other White10.9%
Bangladeshi9.2%
Indian5.4%
+ 14 other groups · 24.5%

Religion

Total residents: 225,260
Christian37.9%
Muslim32.9%
No religion17.6%
Not answered6.1%
Hindu3.3%
+ 4 other religions · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 225,262
35–4921.4%
50–6416.1%
25–3415.3%
10–158.8%
5–97.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%

Households

Total households: 78,940
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.4%
One person: other17.4%
One person: aged 66+9.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.5%
+ 9 other households · 38.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Luton

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 3.77 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.77 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Luton

1% of postcodes (18 of 3231) are in Flood Zone 3 and 1% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 318 (1%)
  • Zone 241 (1%)
  • Zone 13,172 (98%)

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

Transport in Luton

Luton is a 20-minute walk from the centre

Rail · Coach · 1.6 km

  • Luton

    Rail · Coach

    1.6 km

  • Leagrave

    Rail

    2.3 km

  • Luton Airport Parkway

    Rail

    3.4 km

  • Luton Airport DART

    Rail · Air · Coach

    4.0 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Coach, Air

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

Private rents in Luton

Average rent, September 2026

£1,231/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£913
1 bed
£1,122
2 bed
£1,348
3 bed
£1,829
4+ bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

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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Admission appeals in Luton

Appeals lodged

260

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
85 · 2.0% of admissions
Lodged
67 · 1.6% of admissions
Heard
1 · 1.5% of those heard
Successful

4,222 admissions

Infant
71 · 2.2% of admissions
Lodged
53 · 1.6% of admissions
Heard
1 · 1.9% of those heard
Successful

3,271 admissions

Secondary
175 · 5.2% of admissions
Lodged
151 · 4.5% of admissions
Heard
20 · 13.2% of those heard
Successful

3,389 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Overview of Luton

Coordinates51.8938, -0.4309
Postcodes
3,231
Census 2021
225,262

Estimated population, mid-2025: 236,380 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
78,940
Recorded crime · Sep '26
1,879

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