Cowper Street is in Luton and in Luton district. LU1 3RY is located in the South electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Luton South. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Cowper Street, Luton, LU1 3RY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LU1 3UT, LU1 3ST, LU1 3UD, LU1 3RZ, LU1 3UP, LU1 3TY, LU1 3GE, LU1 3AL, LU1 3SS.

Cowper Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Cowper Street are based on 337 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU1 3RY

Average Price
£215,714
Semi-Detached
£245,631
Terraced
£228,363
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£139,664
Other
£232,240

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cowper Street

Average Price
£245,608
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cowper Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
7 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£220,0002023-02-28 £209,604
Flat 1 9 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£92,0002020-05-07 £100,330
5 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£145,0002019-11-14 £170,289
5 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£140,0002019-01-10 £160,348
1 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton
Other, an established residential building 		£180,0002015-08-27 £232,240

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street , LU1 5EA 		3out of 4 150 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB 		3out of 4 603 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS 		3out of 4 1,662 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 4 386 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hillborough Junior School
Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ 		4out of 4 410 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School
Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ 		3out of 4 410 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Farley Junior Academy
Northdrift Way , LU1 5JF 		- not rated 881 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 1,078 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Stockwood Park Academy
Rotheram Avenue , LU1 5PP 		2out of 4 1,301 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chiltern Academy
Gipsy Lane , LU1 3GF 		- not rated 1,377 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Denbigh High School
Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE 		4out of 4 2,251 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth School
Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG 		3out of 4 3,494 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Stopsley High School
St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX 		- not rated 3,586 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 3,569 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 529 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Bedfordshire
Park Square , LU1 3JU 		- not rated 826 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy
15 Church Street , LU1 3JE 		- not rated 896 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Avenue Centre for Education
Cutenhoe Road , LU1 3NJ 		3out of 4 1,088 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)
82 - 86 Dunstable Road , LU1 1EH 		- not rated 1,456 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
313 Secret Garden Shisha15 Windsor street217 yd
Hardware Cafe80 Castle Street244 yd
Cafe WelcomeSt Pauls C Of E Church, New Town Street338 yd
Red Chilli Restaurant96-104 Wellington Street540 yd
Berlin Doner 6583 Wellington Street540 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
O'Shea'sFlat, O'shea's Public House, 115-117 Castle Street122 yd
Hibbert ArmsThe Hibbert Arms, 35 Hibbert Street215 yd
Phoenix Public House / McCarthys2 Kelvin Close273 yd
Enterprise Public HouseThe Enterprise, 20 Elizabeth Street340 yd
The BailieThe Butchers Arms, 94 Hastings Street398 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Wings and tings42-43 Stockwood Crescent41 yd
Peri peri pizza and chicken ltd60 Ashton Road151 yd
H B Curry2c Windsor Street209 yd
Pizza GoGo (Luton)15 Windsor Street217 yd
Jumbo Take Away88a Chapel Street304 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd51-61 Park Street760 yd
Farmfoods Ltd54 The Mall824 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Bannatyne Health Club (Luton)
REGENT STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool484 yd
Hillborough Infant School
HILLBOROUGH ROAD 		546 yd
Memorial Park
West Hill Road 		grass pitches, tennis courts638 yd
Central Baptist Church
52A 52A PARK STREET 		680 yd
Trugym Luton
6-8 6-8 PARK STREET 		health and fitness suite711 yd
David Lloyd Club (Luton)
CAPABILITY GREEN 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool893 yd
Anytime Fitness (Luton)
133-135 133-135 THE MALL 		health and fitness suite916 yd
Barnfield South Academy (Closed)
Cutenhoe Road 		grass pitches, swimming pool958 yd
Bodylines (Closed)
6-8 6-8 Gordon Street 		health and fitness suite969 yd
Waves Health & Leisure Club (Strathmore) (Closed)
The Mall 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,009 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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 85.7%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed275 Mbit/s
Average download speed283.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed27.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed23.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Cowper Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1238 crimes were reported near Cowper Street . Only 6% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LU1 3RY.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Cowper Street, Luton, LU1 3RY

Employment

LU1 3RY area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in LU1 3RY 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 Employee93
Self-Employed21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)21
Part-Time Employee18
Student (economically inactive)17
Other14
Unemployed14
Looking after home or family13
Retired10
Long-Term Sick or disabled1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles23
Transport and storage20
Accommodation and food service activities20
Administrative and support service activities14
Manufacturing12
Education9
Information and communication8
Human health and social work activities7
Other7
Construction7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Real estate activities4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing2
Professional, scientific and technical activities2
Financial and insurance activities2

People

Gender

Female147
Male140

Partnership Status

Single108
Married: Opposite sex86
Separated5
Divorced19
Widowed5

Health

Very good health188
Good health70
Fair health21
Bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications77
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 20
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 18
Degree or Similar 72
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi6
Chinese3
Indian26
Pakistani3
Other Asian5
Black African5
Black Caribbean4
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other2
White196
Roma12
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom95
European Union116
Rest of Europe18
Africa9
Middle East and Asia38
The Americas and the Caribbean11

Length of Residence

Born in the UK95
10+ Years51
5-10 Years54
2-5 Years41
Less than 2 years47

Passport Held

United Kingdom69
Italy7
Portugal11
Spain2
Poland62
Romania46
Other EU countries14
Other Europe7
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa2
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia3
Southern Asia26
Central and South America1
No passport held35

Religion

No religion59
Christian173
Hindu21
Jewish1
Muslim18
Sikh7
Not answered7
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