Cowper Street is in Luton and in Luton district. LU1 3SQ 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 3SQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LU1 3QH, LU1 3PX, LU1 3QG, LU1 3SA, LU1 3RT, LU1 3QD, LU1 3QE, LU1 3QQ, LU1 3RS.

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 3SQ

Average Price
£236,462
Semi-Detached
£251,936
Terraced
£239,660
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£123,808
Other
no sales

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
52 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building
£282,0002022-06-24 £276,011
31 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building
£220,0002022-01-14 £224,264
66 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building
£232,5002021-02-12 £260,409
44 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building
£212,0002021-02-05 £237,448
45 Cowper Street, Luton, Luton
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£225,0002020-11-02 £263,456

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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Cafe WelcomeSt Pauls C Of E Church, New Town Street291 yd
Hardware Cafe80 Castle Street375 yd
313 Secret Garden Shisha15 Windsor street402 yd
Venue Central15-17 Chapel Street674 yd
Meah Tandoori RestaurantMeah Indian Cuisine, 102 Park Street674 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hibbert ArmsThe Hibbert Arms, 35 Hibbert Street250 yd
O'Shea'sFlat, O'shea's Public House, 115-117 Castle Street271 yd
Phoenix Public House / McCarthys2 Kelvin Close343 yd
Sugar LoafThe Sugar Loaf, 98 New Town Street379 yd
Stockwood Park Rugby Football Club LtdStockwood Rugby Football Club, Stockwood Park, London Road406 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Peri peri pizza and chicken ltd60 Ashton Road74 yd
Wings and tings42-43 Stockwood Crescent255 yd
H B Curry2c Windsor Street360 yd
Pizza GoGo (Luton)15 Windsor Street402 yd
Jumbo Take Away88a Chapel Street474 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd51-61 Park Street762 yd
Farmfoods Ltd54 The Mall875 yd
AldiGipsy Lane1,082 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Memorial Park
West Hill Road
grass pitches, tennis courts503 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Luton)
REGENT STREET
health and fitness suite, swimming pool616 yd
Central Baptist Church
52A 52A PARK STREET
676 yd
David Lloyd Club (Luton)
CAPABILITY GREEN
health and fitness suite, swimming pool684 yd
Hillborough Infant School
HILLBOROUGH ROAD
731 yd
Barnfield South Academy (Closed)
Cutenhoe Road
grass pitches, swimming pool744 yd
Trugym Luton
6-8 6-8 PARK STREET
health and fitness suite773 yd
Luton Town Fc (The Brache)
Park Street
artificial grass pitch, grass pitches1,020 yd
Anytime Fitness (Luton)
133-135 133-135 THE MALL
health and fitness suite1,030 yd
Stockwood Park Golf Centre
LONDON ROAD
golf1,089 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 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/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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed149.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.7 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, 1039 crimes were reported near Cowper Street . Only 8% 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 3SQ.

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 3SQ

Employment

LU1 3SQ area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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 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 Employee133
Full-Time Student (with or without job)34
Self-Employed24
Part-Time Employee21
Retired13
Unemployed11
Student (economically inactive)10
Looking after home or family10
Long-Term Sick or disabled8
Other6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles44
Human health and social work activities14
Education13
Administrative and support service activities11
Transport and storage11
Other11
Construction8
Manufacturing8
Accommodation and food service activities8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Information and communication3
Financial and insurance activities2
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female136
Male187

Partnership Status

Single116
Married: Opposite sex76
Separated8
Divorced27
Widowed41

Health

Very good health193
Good health90
Fair health31
Bad health8
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications56
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 19
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 36
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 20
Degree or Similar 103
Other23

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi12
Chinese5
Indian32
Pakistani7
Other Asian6
Black African14
Black Caribbean6
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other3
White228
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Roma3
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom137
European Union108
Rest of Europe18
Africa14
Middle East and Asia46
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK137
10+ Years57
5-10 Years43
2-5 Years47
Less than 2 years43

Passport Held

United Kingdom134
Ireland5
Italy5
Portugal8
Poland56
Romania39
Other EU countries15
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa4
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia26
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held25

Religion

No religion62
Christian170
Hindu17
Jewish1
Muslim16
Sikh5
Not answered53