78,984
Households
White Brit. · 32%
Ethnicity
Christian · 38%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1,656 · 7.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£312,469
Median property price
3,235
Postcodes
Overview of Luton
Coordinates51.8938, -0.4309
Postcodes
3,235
Population (Census)
225,232
Households (Census)
78,984
Recorded crime · May '26
1,656 · 7.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Luton
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.09 (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 4.09 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Luton
Property sales · Luton
HM Land Registry · Luton
Average price
£301,070
YoY: -1.8%
Median price: £321,729
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 38 sales · avg £293,368
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£343k£312k£280k
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 Luton
Crime trends · Luton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
634557480
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
580
YoY stable
ASB
324238152
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
264
YoY +15%
Vehicle Crime
20815091
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
122
YoY -23%
Burglary
775125
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
34
YoY -56%
Criminal damage
13110578
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
94
YoY -8%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Possession Of Weapons
372410
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
29
YoY +16%
Demographics in Luton
Ethnicity
White Brit.31.8%
Pakistani18.3%
Other White10.9%
Bangladeshi9.2%
Indian5.4%
+ 9 other groups · 24.5%
Religion
Christian37.9%
Muslim32.9%
No religion17.6%
Not answered6.1%
Hindu3.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%
Age groups
35–4921.4%
50–6416.1%
25–3415.2%
10–158.8%
5–97.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.4%
Other17.4%
Any member 66+9.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.5%
+ 8 other households · 38.1%
Wards in Luton
Barnfield
IMD 7.61160 postcodes
Wigmore
IMD 7.23172 postcodes
Bramingham
IMD 6.54194 postcodes
Vauxhall
IMD 6.06112 postcodes
Stopsley
IMD 4.85175 postcodes
Sundon Park
IMD 4.75127 postcodes
Poets
IMD 4.51138 postcodes
Saints
IMD 4.47146 postcodes
Round Green
IMD 4.07130 postcodes
High Town
IMD 3.96184 postcodes
Northwell
IMD 3.81165 postcodes
Challney
IMD 3.57175 postcodes
Leagrave
IMD 3.56151 postcodes
Dallow
IMD 3.22106 postcodes
Biscot
IMD 3.18100 postcodes
South
IMD 3.15182 postcodes
Lewsey
IMD 2.73131 postcodes
Beech Hill
IMD 2.33139 postcodes
Central
IMD 2.16260 postcodes
Farley
IMD 2.04288 postcodes
Schools in Luton
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Challney High School for Boys
Luton · LU4 9TJ
Outstanding
1.6 mi
SecondaryStateBoys · Ages 11–16
Challney High School for Girls
Luton · LU4 9FJ
Outstanding
1.6 mi
SecondaryStateGirls · Ages 11–16
Crawley Green Infant School
Luton · LU2 0RW
Outstanding
1.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Denbigh High School
Luton · LU3 1HE
Outstanding
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Denbigh Primary School
Luton · LU3 1NS
Outstanding
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Farley Junior Academy
Luton · LU1 5JF
Outstanding
1.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Hillborough Junior School
Luton · LU1 5EZ
Outstanding
1.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Lady Zia Wernher School
Luton · LU2 9AY
Outstanding
1.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Leagrave Primary School
Luton · LU4 9ND
Outstanding
1.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre
Luton · LU2 8AH
Outstanding
2.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.