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Luton

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
225,232
Households
78,984
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 7.2 per 1k
78,984
Households
White Brit. · 32%
Ethnicity
Christian · 38%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£325,636
Median property price
£1,110
Median rent
3,231
Postcodes
78,984
Households
White Brit. · 32%
Ethnicity
Christian · 38%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£325,636
Median property price
£1,110
Median rent
3,231
Postcodes

Sold prices in Luton

England & Wales
Property sales · Luton
HM Land Registry · Luton
Average price
£303,714
YoY: -0.7%
Median price: £325,636
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 49 sales · avg £306,579
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£343k£311k£279k
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 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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
580
YoY stable
634557480
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
242
YoY stable
294223152
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
99
YoY -21%
20815091
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
34
YoY -8%
775125
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
110
YoY -10%
13110578
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Possession Of Weapons
26
YoY stable
372410
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Robbery
33
YoY +10%
38238
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Public Order
122
YoY +10%
15311372
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · robbery up sharply

1,622
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Luton

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

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

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

Median private rent

£1,110/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£904
1 bed
£1,110
2 bed
£1,331
3 bed
£1,811
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Luton

Coordinates51.8938, -0.4309
Postcodes
3,231
Population (Census)
225,232
Households (Census)
78,984
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.2 per 1k

Demographics in Luton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 225,293
White Brit.31.8%
Pakistani18.3%
Other White10.9%
Bangladeshi9.2%
Indian5.4%
+ 9 other groups · 24.5%

Religion

Total residents: 225,291
Christian37.9%
Muslim32.9%
No religion17.6%
Not answered6.1%
Hindu3.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 225,232
35–4921.4%
50–6416.1%
25–3415.2%
10–158.8%
5–97.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%

Households

Total households: 78,984
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%

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 3.77 (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 3.77 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).