New Town Street, Luton, LU1 3EB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LU1 3EB, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.7% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.2%	52.7%	3.5%	51.0%	1.7%
Male	50.8%	47.3%	-3.5%	49.0%	-1.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around LU1 3EB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	57%	43.6%	-13.4%	37.9%	5.7%
Married: Opposite sex	24.7%	34.5%	9.8%	44.2%	-9.7%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.1%	6.1%	2.0%	2.2%	3.9%
Divorced	9.3%	10.9%	1.6%	9.1%	1.8%
Widowed	4.4%	4.9%	0.5%	6.1%	-1.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	52.2%	52.1%	-0.1%	48.4%	3.7%
Good health	32.4%	32.6%	0.2%	33.6%	-1.0%
Fair health	11.1%	11.2%	0.1%	12.7%	-1.5%
Bad health	2.8%	2.5%	-0.3%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%	1.2%	0.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.2%	24.2%	7.0%	18.2%	6.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.3%	10.4%	-5.9%	9.6%	0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.2%	10.2%	-2.0%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	5.6%	4.4%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	12.3%	1.3%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	26.5%	31.2%	4.7%	33.8%	-2.6%
Other	15.7%	6.1%	-9.6%	2.8%	3.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 43.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	3.8%	5.8%	2.0%	1.1%	4.7%
Chinese	3.5%	1.1%	-2.4%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	7.6%	11.6%	4.0%	3.1%	8.5%
Pakistani	3.3%	6.3%	3.0%	2.7%	3.6%
Other Asian	2.6%	2.6%	0.0%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	9.2%	8.1%	-1.1%	2.5%	5.6%
Black Caribbean	4.3%	6.5%	2.2%	1.0%	5.5%
Other Black	2.6%	2.6%	0.0%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	3%	3.0%	0.4%	2.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	2.3%	0.4%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
White	50.6%	43.6%	-7.0%	81.4%	-37.8%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Arab	7.8%	1.9%	-5.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Other	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.4%	43.1%	-14.3%	83.2%	-40.1%
European Union	12.8%	24.2%	11.4%	6.1%	18.1%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	3.9%	3.4%	0.8%	3.1%
Africa	6.4%	6.2%	-0.2%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	21%	19.3%	-1.7%	5.6%	13.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	2.7%	0.8%	1.3%	1.4%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 22.2% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.1%	43.1%	-12.0%	83.2%	-40.1%
10+ Years	12.3%	22.2%	9.9%	9.8%	12.4%
5-10 Years	13.9%	11.9%	-2.0%	2.9%	9.0%
2-5 Years	10.4%	14.8%	4.4%	2.2%	12.6%
Less than 2 years	8.3%	8%	-0.3%	1.9%	6.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	44.9%	76.7%	-31.8%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	6.8%	1.3%	5.5%
Romania	10.6%	0.9%	9.7%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	9%	1.2%	7.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	13.5%	13.5%	0.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.5%	37.2%	-23.7%
Christian	42.9%	46.2%	-3.3%
Hindu	10.8%	1.7%	9.1%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	22.3%	6.5%	15.8%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	8%	6.0%	2.0%

Safety

Is New Town Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around New Town Street was 93.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 76.3% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

New Town Street has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central and the 182nd highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -33.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,600

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in LU1 3EB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on New Town Street are based on 57 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Luton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for New Town Street, Luton, LU1 3EB

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU1 3EB

Average Price
£399,380

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£399,380

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for New Town Street

Average Price
£238,371

Semi-Detached
£238,387

Terraced
£232,722

Detached
£368,221

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on New Town Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
77 - 79 New Town Street, Luton, Luton Detached, an established residential building	£160,000	2002-09-13	£408,475

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU1 3EB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LU1 3EB area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	126
Part-Time Employee	47
Self-Employed	44
Looking after home or family	44
Other	34
Retired	33
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	28
Student (economically inactive)	24
Unemployed	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	42
Transport and storage	19
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Construction	15
Administrative and support service activities	15
Manufacturing	13
Education	11
Information and communication	9
Human health and social work activities	9
Other	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chapel Street Nursery School Russell Street , LU1 5EA	3out of 4	384 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	813 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hart Hill Nursery School Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS	3out of 4	1,318 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tennyson Road Primary School Tennyson Road , LU1 3RS	4out of 4	415 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hillborough Junior School Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ	4out of 4	795 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ	3out of 4	795 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Linden Academy Osborne Road , LU1 3HJ	2out of 4	870 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Surrey Street Primary School Surrey Street Primary School, Cutenhoe Learning Park, Cutenhoe Road , LU1 3NJ	3out of 4	878 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chiltern Academy Gipsy Lane , LU1 3GF	- not rated	1,016 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Stockwood Park Academy Rotheram Avenue , LU1 5PP	2out of 4	1,689 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	2,250 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth School Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG	3out of 4	3,138 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stopsley High School St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX	- not rated	3,393 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Luton Sixth Form College Bradgers Hill Road , LU2 7EW	- not rated	3,443 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Bedfordshire Park Square , LU1 3JU	- not rated	511 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oakwood Primary School 117 Tennyson Road , LU1 3RR	- not rated	554 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy 15 Church Street , LU1 3JE	- not rated	610 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avenue Centre for Education Cutenhoe Road , LU1 3NJ	3out of 4	871 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Windmill Hill School York Street ,	- not rated	1,328 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cafe Welcome	St Pauls C Of E Church, New Town Street	69 yd
Hardware Cafe	80 Castle Street	333 yd
Meah Tandoori Restaurant	Meah Indian Cuisine, 102 Park Street	371 yd
Grill 33 LTD	4c Cumberland street	390 yd
Lounge 33 Ltd	4A, Cumberland Street	390 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sugar Loaf	The Sugar Loaf, 98 New Town Street	166 yd
Hibbert Arms	The Hibbert Arms, 35 Hibbert Street	200 yd
Phoenix Public House / McCarthys	2 Kelvin Close	238 yd
The Globe Public House	The Globe, 26 Union Street	254 yd
O'Shea's	Flat, O'shea's Public House, 115-117 Castle Street	329 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Peri peri pizza and chicken ltd	60 Ashton Road	349 yd
H B Curry	2c Windsor Street	357 yd
Mr Chips	1a Seymour Avenue	372 yd
Oven Pizza and Piri Piri	68 Park Street	390 yd
Pizza & Chicken Time	72 Park Street	390 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd	51-61 Park Street	474 yd
Farmfoods Ltd	54 The Mall	618 yd
Aldi	Gipsy Lane	844 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Central Baptist Church 52A 52A PARK STREET		387 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Luton) REGENT STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	492 yd
Trugym Luton 6-8 6-8 PARK STREET	health and fitness suite	533 yd
Barnfield South Academy (Closed) Cutenhoe Road	grass pitches, swimming pool	761 yd
Memorial Park West Hill Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	771 yd
David Lloyd Club (Luton) CAPABILITY GREEN	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	788 yd
Anytime Fitness (Luton) 133-135 133-135 THE MALL	health and fitness suite	833 yd
Luton Town Fc (The Brache) Park Street	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	860 yd
Power Craft Gym (Closed) Guildford Street	health and fitness suite	885 yd
All Womens Gym (Closed) Guildford Street	health and fitness suite	925 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	50.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of LU1 3EB