Strathmore Avenue, Luton, LU1 3QR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LU1 3QR has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.8%	49.1%	0.3%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	51.2%	50.9%	-0.3%	49.0%	1.9%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	45.8%	39.8%	-6.0%	37.9%	1.9%
Married: Opposite sex	42.3%	47.3%	5.0%	44.2%	3.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	1.6%	1.9%	0.3%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	8.1%	6.6%	-1.5%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	2.3%	3.8%	1.5%	6.1%	-2.3%

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	49.9%	52.4%	2.5%	48.4%	4.0%
Good health	39.6%	32.1%	-7.5%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	8.7%	12.3%	3.6%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	1.6%	3%	1.4%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	12.6%	22.7%	10.1%	18.2%	4.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.8%	9.1%	-7.7%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.1%	12.6%	-5.5%	13.4%	-0.8%
Apprenticeship	4.2%	5.4%	1.2%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.2%	16.4%	3.2%	16.9%	-0.5%
Degree or Similar	24.5%	31.2%	6.7%	33.8%	-2.6%
Other	10.6%	2.5%	-8.1%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.7% 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	1.3%	2.3%	1.0%	1.1%	1.2%
Chinese	3.7%	1.8%	-1.9%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	2.4%	3%	0.6%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	2.6%	6.3%	3.7%	2.7%	3.6%
Other Asian	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black African	2.1%	3%	0.9%	2.5%	0.5%
Black Caribbean	3.9%	3.3%	-0.6%	1.0%	2.3%
Other Black	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
White	79.8%	70.7%	-9.1%	81.4%	-10.7%
Roma	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Arab	1%	2.5%	1.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.7%	65.8%	-16.9%	83.2%	-17.4%
European Union	6.3%	20.9%	14.6%	6.1%	14.8%
Rest of Europe	1%	1.3%	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	2.9%	3.8%	0.9%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	5.8%	6.8%	1.0%	5.6%	1.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	1.5%	0.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.3%	65.7%	-13.6%	83.2%	-17.5%
10+ Years	2.1%	16.5%	14.4%	9.8%	6.7%
5-10 Years	2.9%	6%	3.1%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	3.1%	7%	3.9%	2.2%	4.8%
Less than 2 years	12.6%	4.8%	-7.8%	1.9%	2.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.1%	76.7%	-13.6%
Ireland	4.8%	0.6%	4.2%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	5.3%	1.3%	4.0%
Romania	8.8%	0.9%	7.9%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	7.5%	13.5%	-6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.9%	37.2%	-10.3%
Christian	47%	46.2%	0.8%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Muslim	13.3%	6.5%	6.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	9%	6.0%	3.0%

Safety

Is Strathmore Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Strathmore Avenue was 90.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 77.1% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Strathmore Avenue has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central and the 186th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 46.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.2%.

🔎 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 3QR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 5/10 (average )
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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Strathmore Avenue are based on 352 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 Strathmore Avenue, Luton, LU1 3QR

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU1 3QR

Average Price
£350,260

Semi-Detached
£376,187

Terraced
£302,763

Detached
£367,476

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Strathmore Avenue

Average Price
£307,251

Semi-Detached
£333,465

Terraced
£273,336

Detached
£393,188

Flats/Maisonettes
£189,994

Other
£3,714,353

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Strathmore AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
171 Strathmore Avenue, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£326,000	2025-05-02	£326,000
238 Strathmore Avenue, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£380,000	2025-03-18	£385,781
240 Strathmore Avenue, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£365,000	2024-07-12	£385,406
181 Strathmore Avenue, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£335,000	2024-02-23	£350,402
232 Strathmore Avenue, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£372,000	2023-03-23	£375,375

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU1 3QR

Employment

LU1 3QR area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	131
Retired	51
Part-Time Employee	36
Self-Employed	34
Student (economically inactive)	15
Looking after home or family	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Unemployed	9
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Education	26
Manufacturing	23
Transport and storage	20
Human health and social work activities	19
Construction	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	13
Other	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Information and communication	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	2

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	763 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	1,241 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hart Hill Nursery School Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS	3out of 4	1,767 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	255 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Surrey Street Primary School Surrey Street Primary School, Cutenhoe Learning Park, Cutenhoe Road , LU1 3NJ	3out of 4	486 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Linden Academy Osborne Road , LU1 3HJ	2out of 4	858 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Hillborough Junior School Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ	4out of 4	940 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ	3out of 4	940 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	1,040 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Stockwood Park Academy Rotheram Avenue , LU1 5PP	2out of 4	1,648 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	2,820 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth School Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG	3out of 4	3,511 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stopsley High School St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX	- not rated	3,961 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	4,028 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oakwood Primary School 117 Tennyson Road , LU1 3RR	- not rated	139 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avenue Centre for Education Cutenhoe Road , LU1 3NJ	3out of 4	513 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Bedfordshire Park Square , LU1 3JU	- not rated	1,055 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy 15 Church Street , LU1 3JE	- not rated	1,168 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windmill Hill School York Street ,	- not rated	1,878 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
Sodexo	Astrazeneca Uk Ltd, 600 Capability Green	450 yd
David Lloyd Leisure Ltd	David Lloyd Leisure, 910 Capability Green	450 yd
Leonardo	300 Capability Green	535 yd
Greggs	499 Capability Green Business Park	592 yd
Cafe Welcome	St Pauls C Of E Church, New Town Street	624 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Stockwood Park Rugby Football Club Ltd	Stockwood Rugby Football Club, Stockwood Park, London Road	509 yd
Sugar Loaf	The Sugar Loaf, 98 New Town Street	518 yd
Hibbert Arms	The Hibbert Arms, 35 Hibbert Street	655 yd
O'Shea's	Flat, O'shea's Public House, 115-117 Castle Street	704 yd
Phoenix Public House / McCarthys	2 Kelvin Close	745 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mr Chips	1a Seymour Avenue	436 yd
Peri peri pizza and chicken ltd	60 Ashton Road	489 yd
Wings and tings	42-43 Stockwood Crescent	680 yd
H B Curry	2c Windsor Street	791 yd
Pizza GoGo (Luton)	15 Windsor Street	836 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi	Gipsy Lane		1,025 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	51-61 Park Street		1,041 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
David Lloyd Club (Luton) CAPABILITY GREEN	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	255 yd
Memorial Park West Hill Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	330 yd
Barnfield South Academy (Closed) Cutenhoe Road	grass pitches, swimming pool	380 yd
Luton Town Fc (The Brache) Park Street	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	837 yd
Central Baptist Church 52A 52A PARK STREET		958 yd
Stockwood Park Golf Centre LONDON ROAD	golf	976 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Luton) REGENT STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,029 yd
Venue 360 GIPSY LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	1,056 yd
Hillborough Infant School HILLBOROUGH ROAD		1,083 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	131.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU1 3QR