Poets Area Guide | £343k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
9,238
Households
3,324
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 6.6 per 1k
3,324
Households
White Brit. · 34%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£342,636
Median property price
138
Postcodes
3,324
Households
White Brit. · 34%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 6.6 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£342,636
Median property price
138
Postcodes

Sold prices in Poets

England & Wales
Property sales · Poets
HM Land Registry · Poets
Average price
£334,307
YoY: +4.9%
Median price: £328,600
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £341,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£371k£325k£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 Poets

England & Wales
Crime trends · Poets

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
30
YoY +36%
452912
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
10
YoY —
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

61
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Poets

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 Poets

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 Poets

Coordinates51.8945, -0.4795
Postcodes
138
Population (Census)
9,238
Households (Census)
3,324
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 6.6 per 1k

Demographics in Poets

Ethnicity

Total residents: 9,240
White Brit.34.1%
Pakistani13.1%
Other Asian10.1%
Indian9.9%
Other White8.7%
+ 7 other groups · 24.1%

Religion

Total residents: 9,226
Christian47.1%
Muslim22.5%
No religion15.4%
Hindu7.1%
Not answered5.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 9,238
35–4920.4%
50–6417.7%
25–3414.0%
10–157.8%
65–747.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.9%

Households

Total households: 3,324
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.8%
Any member 66+13.4%
Other12.8%
All members 66+8.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 37.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Poets

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.93 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.93 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Poets