4,712
Households
White Brit. · 33%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
130 · 10.8 per 1k
Crimes · Apr '26
£243,500
Median property price
182
Postcodes
Overview of South
Coordinates51.8715, -0.4134
Postcodes
182
Population (Census)
11,995
Households (Census)
4,712
Recorded crime · Apr '26
130 · 10.8 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.15 (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 3.15 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in South
Property sales · South
HM Land Registry · South
Average price
£277,830
YoY: -8.0%
Median price: £248,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £230,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£449k£331k£214k
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 South
Crime trends · South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
432915
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
43
YoY stable
ASB
422610
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
19
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
30186
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
16
YoY -11%
Burglary
740
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
3
YoY -40%
Criminal damage
1161
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
11
YoY +38%
Demographics in South
Ethnicity
White Brit.33.2%
Other White21.9%
African6.6%
Pakistani6.3%
Indian6.0%
+ 11 other groups · 25.9%
Religion
Christian48.9%
No religion21.5%
Muslim15.7%
Not answered8.1%
Hindu3.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%
Age groups
35–4922.4%
25–3418.4%
50–6414.9%
20–249.4%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Other25.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.6%
Any member 66+10.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.6%
+ 8 other households · 32.2%
Schools in South
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Tennyson Road Primary School
Luton · LU1 3RS
Outstanding
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Chiltern Academy
Luton · LU1 3GF
Good
0.5 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street)
Luton · LU1 3NJ
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Linden Academy
Luton · LU1 3HJ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Oakwood Primary School
Luton · LU1 3RR
0.2 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in South
Postcodes in South
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