Cowper Street, Luton, LU1 3SQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LU1 3SQ is primarily male, with 57.9% of the population 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	48.1%	42.1%	-6.0%	51.0%	-8.9%
Male	51.9%	57.9%	6.0%	49.0%	8.9%

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 3SQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.3% 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	53.9%	43.3%	-10.6%	37.9%	5.4%
Married: Opposite sex	29.9%	28.4%	-1.5%	44.2%	-15.8%
Separated	5.2%	3%	-2.2%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	7%	10.1%	3.1%	9.1%	1.0%
Widowed	4.1%	15.3%	11.2%	6.1%	9.2%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	52.5%	59.8%	7.3%	48.4%	11.4%
Good health	37.3%	27.9%	-9.4%	33.6%	-5.7%
Fair health	6.8%	9.6%	2.8%	12.7%	-3.1%
Bad health	2.8%	2.5%	-0.3%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	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	10.3%	21%	10.7%	18.2%	2.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.1%	7.1%	-4.0%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.5%	13.5%	-2.0%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	3.7%	1.9%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.7%	7.5%	-3.2%	16.9%	-9.4%
Degree or Similar	38.7%	38.6%	-0.1%	33.8%	4.8%
Other	11.8%	8.6%	-3.2%	2.8%	5.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69.7% 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	0.6%	3.7%	3.1%	1.1%	2.6%
Chinese	4.7%	1.5%	-3.2%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	7.5%	9.8%	2.3%	3.1%	6.7%
Pakistani	0%	2.1%	2.1%	2.7%	-0.6%
Other Asian	5.3%	1.8%	-3.5%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	11.8%	4.3%	-7.5%	2.5%	1.8%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	1.8%	-0.1%	1.0%	0.8%
Other Black	2.8%	0.3%	-2.5%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.8%	0.1%
White	56.8%	69.7%	12.9%	81.4%	-11.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	5%	0%	-5.0%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 42.3% 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	51.2%	42.3%	-8.9%	83.2%	-40.9%
European Union	22%	33.3%	11.3%	6.1%	27.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	5.6%	5.3%	0.8%	4.8%
Africa	10.9%	4.3%	-6.6%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	12.7%	14.2%	1.5%	5.6%	8.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	1.3%	-1.0%
Oceania	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 42.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 17.4% 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	49.4%	41.9%	-7.5%	83.2%	-41.3%
10+ Years	12.7%	17.4%	4.7%	9.8%	7.6%
5-10 Years	14.6%	13.1%	-1.5%	2.9%	10.2%
2-5 Years	13.4%	14.4%	1.0%	2.2%	12.2%
Less than 2 years	9.9%	13.1%	3.2%	1.9%	11.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	41.7%	76.7%	-35.0%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Portugal	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Poland	17.4%	1.3%	16.1%
Romania	12.1%	0.9%	11.2%
Other EU countries	4.7%	1.5%	3.2%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	8.1%	1.2%	6.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	7.8%	13.5%	-5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.1%	37.2%	-18.1%
Christian	52.5%	46.2%	6.3%
Hindu	5.2%	1.7%	3.5%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	4.9%	6.5%	-1.6%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Not answered	16.4%	6.0%	10.4%

Safety

Is Cowper Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cowper Street was 116.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 70.5% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cowper Street has the 29th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central and the 137th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 42.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.3%.

🔎 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 3SQ, 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 Cowper Street 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 Cowper Street, Luton, LU1 3SQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU1 3SQ

Average Price
£240,404

Semi-Detached
£272,473

Terraced
£247,920

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£124,661

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cowper Street

Average Price
£254,174

Semi-Detached
£301,771

Terraced
£253,155

Detached
£395,019

Flats/Maisonettes
£160,586

Other
£240,814

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cowper Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
65 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£223,000	2024-12-16	£223,901
68 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£235,000	2024-05-15	£244,853
49 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£215,000	2023-10-27	£217,406
52 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£282,000	2022-06-24	£289,574
31 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£220,000	2022-01-14	£230,189

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU1 3SQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LU1 3SQ 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	133
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	34
Self-Employed	24
Part-Time Employee	21
Retired	13
Unemployed	11
Student (economically inactive)	10
Looking after home or family	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Other	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	44
Human health and social work activities	14
Education	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Transport and storage	11
Other	11
Construction	8
Manufacturing	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Information and communication	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	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	329 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	807 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hart Hill Nursery School Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS	3out of 4	1,622 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	185 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hillborough Junior School Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ	4out of 4	588 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ	3out of 4	588 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Surrey Street Primary School Surrey Street Primary School, Cutenhoe Learning Park, Cutenhoe Road , LU1 3NJ	3out of 4	864 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Linden Academy Osborne Road , LU1 3HJ	2out of 4	1,035 yd	Free schools	No	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	1,203 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Stockwood Park Academy Rotheram Avenue , LU1 5PP	2out of 4	1,434 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	2,410 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth School Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG	3out of 4	3,438 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stopsley High School St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX	- not rated	3,660 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	3,678 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	339 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Bedfordshire Park Square , LU1 3JU	- not rated	809 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Avenue Centre for Education Cutenhoe Road , LU1 3NJ	3out of 4	874 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy 15 Church Street , LU1 3JE	- not rated	901 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windmill Hill School York Street ,	- not rated	1,614 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	291 yd
Hardware Cafe	80 Castle Street	375 yd
313 Secret Garden Shisha	15 Windsor street	402 yd
Venue Central	15-17 Chapel Street	674 yd
Meah Tandoori Restaurant	Meah Indian Cuisine, 102 Park Street	674 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hibbert Arms	The Hibbert Arms, 35 Hibbert Street	250 yd
O'Shea's	Flat, O'shea's Public House, 115-117 Castle Street	271 yd
Phoenix Public House / McCarthys	2 Kelvin Close	343 yd
Sugar Loaf	The Sugar Loaf, 98 New Town Street	379 yd
Stockwood Park Rugby Football Club Ltd	Stockwood Rugby Football Club, Stockwood Park, London Road	406 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Peri peri pizza and chicken ltd	60 Ashton Road	74 yd
Wings and tings	42-43 Stockwood Crescent	255 yd
H B Curry	2c Windsor Street	360 yd
Pizza GoGo (Luton)	15 Windsor Street	402 yd
Jumbo Take Away	88a Chapel Street	474 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd	51-61 Park Street	762 yd
Farmfoods Ltd	54 The Mall	875 yd
Aldi	Gipsy Lane	1,082 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Memorial Park West Hill Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	503 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Luton) REGENT STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	616 yd
Central Baptist Church 52A 52A PARK STREET		676 yd
David Lloyd Club (Luton) CAPABILITY GREEN	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	684 yd
Hillborough Infant School HILLBOROUGH ROAD		731 yd
Barnfield South Academy (Closed) Cutenhoe Road	grass pitches, swimming pool	744 yd
Trugym Luton 6-8 6-8 PARK STREET	health and fitness suite	773 yd
Luton Town Fc (The Brache) Park Street	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,020 yd
Anytime Fitness (Luton) 133-135 133-135 THE MALL	health and fitness suite	1,030 yd
Stockwood Park Golf Centre LONDON ROAD	golf	1,089 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	98.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.2%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	149.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU1 3SQ