Windsor Street, Luton, LU1 3UB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LU1 3UB is primarily male, with 54.7% 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	42.5%	45.3%	2.8%	51.0%	-5.7%
Male	57.5%	54.7%	-2.8%	49.0%	5.7%

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 3UB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.6% 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	59.2%	51.6%	-7.6%	37.9%	13.7%
Married: Opposite sex	26.2%	27.7%	1.5%	44.2%	-16.5%
Separated	5.8%	5.3%	-0.5%	2.2%	3.1%
Divorced	5.8%	12.9%	7.1%	9.1%	3.8%
Widowed	2.9%	2.5%	-0.4%	6.1%	-3.6%

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%	45.1%	-7.1%	48.4%	-3.3%
Good health	35.4%	31.5%	-3.9%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	7.1%	16.6%	9.5%	12.7%	3.9%
Bad health	4.4%	5%	0.6%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	1.2%	0.6%

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	16.5%	26.2%	9.7%	18.2%	8.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.8%	11%	3.2%	9.6%	1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.8%	7.3%	0.5%	13.4%	-6.1%
Apprenticeship	1%	6.9%	5.9%	5.3%	1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.8%	10.1%	2.3%	16.9%	-6.8%
Degree or Similar	36.9%	30.3%	-6.6%	33.8%	-3.5%
Other	23.3%	8.2%	-15.1%	2.8%	5.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.6% 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	0%	4.8%	4.8%	1.1%	3.7%
Chinese	2.7%	0.8%	-1.9%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	13.3%	3%	-10.3%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	3.5%	5.3%	1.8%	2.7%	2.6%
Other Asian	2.7%	3.5%	0.8%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	8%	8.1%	0.1%	2.5%	5.6%
Black Caribbean	4.4%	5.8%	1.4%	1.0%	4.8%
Other Black	1.8%	2.8%	1.0%	0.5%	2.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.0%
White	54.9%	56.6%	1.7%	81.4%	-24.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	6.2%	2.5%	-3.7%	0.6%	1.9%
Other	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 44.2% 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	45.1%	44.2%	-0.9%	83.2%	-39.0%
European Union	30.1%	17.8%	-12.3%	6.1%	11.7%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	10.1%	9.2%	0.8%	9.3%
Africa	6.2%	10.6%	4.4%	2.7%	7.9%
Middle East and Asia	16.8%	13.8%	-3.0%	5.6%	8.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	3.5%	2.6%	1.3%	2.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 44.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 22.1% 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	43.4%	44.2%	0.8%	83.2%	-39.0%
10+ Years	10.6%	22.1%	11.5%	9.8%	12.3%
5-10 Years	21.2%	11.8%	-9.4%	2.9%	8.9%
2-5 Years	18.6%	7.5%	-11.1%	2.2%	5.3%
Less than 2 years	6.2%	14.3%	8.1%	1.9%	12.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	42.6%	76.7%	-34.1%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Poland	14.6%	1.3%	13.3%
Romania	7.3%	0.9%	6.4%
Other EU countries	4%	1.5%	2.5%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	5.3%	0.3%	5.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	6.5%	1.2%	5.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	12.1%	13.5%	-1.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.6%	37.2%	-16.6%
Christian	49.4%	46.2%	3.2%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	4.8%	1.7%	3.1%
Muslim	16.3%	6.5%	9.8%
Sikh	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Windsor Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Windsor Street was 453.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.1% higher than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Windsor Street has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central and the 17th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 157.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -47.6%.

🔎 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 3UB, 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 Windsor Street are based on 85 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 Windsor Street, Luton, LU1 3UB

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU1 3UB

Average Price
£315,381

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£315,381

Estimated Average Property Prices for Windsor Street

Average Price
£181,143

Semi-Detached
£454,083

Terraced
£302,587

Detached
£514,843

Flats/Maisonettes
£125,345

Other
£316,079

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Windsor Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2C Windsor Street, Luton, Luton Other, an established residential building	£475,000	2022-10-20	£459,617
2A - 4A Windsor Street, Luton, Luton Other, an established residential building	£455,000	2022-03-02	£462,505
2B Windsor Street, Luton, Luton Other, an established residential building	£46,800	2019-07-04	£51,674
2A - 4A Windsor Street, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£155,000	2000-07-24	£618,147

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU1 3UB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LU1 3UB 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	84
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	42
Retired	35
Long-Term Sick or disabled	28
Part-Time Employee	27
Other	26
Looking after home or family	22
Student (economically inactive)	21
Unemployed	19
Self-Employed	15

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Administrative and support service activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Education	5
Construction	5
Information and communication	5
Transport and storage	4
Human health and social work activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Manufacturing	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Other	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	66 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	473 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hart Hill Nursery School Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS	3out of 4	1,514 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	4out of 4	5,336 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Gill Blowers Nursery School 1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL	2out of 4	5,400 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hillborough Junior School Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ	4out of 4	502 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ	3out of 4	502 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tennyson Road Primary School Tennyson Road , LU1 3RS	4out of 4	542 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Farley Junior Academy Northdrift Way , LU1 5JF	- not rated	942 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Dallow Primary School Dallow Road , LU1 1LZ	3out of 4	1,105 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,370 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Stockwood Park Academy Rotheram Avenue , LU1 5PP	2out of 4	1,411 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	2,058 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth School Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG	3out of 4	3,349 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stopsley High School St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX	- not rated	3,383 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	3,364 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	678 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oakwood Primary School 117 Tennyson Road , LU1 3RR	- not rated	696 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy 15 Church Street , LU1 3JE	- not rated	731 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avenue Centre for Education Cutenhoe Road , LU1 3NJ	3out of 4	1,182 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	1,282 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	Distance
Hardware Cafe	80 Castle Street	48 yd
313 Secret Garden Shisha	15 Windsor street	77 yd
Cafe Welcome	St Pauls C Of E Church, New Town Street	288 yd
Red Chilli Restaurant	96-104 Wellington Street	367 yd
Berlin Doner 65	83 Wellington Street	367 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
O'Shea's	Flat, O'shea's Public House, 115-117 Castle Street	91 yd
Phoenix Public House / McCarthys	2 Kelvin Close	134 yd
Hibbert Arms	The Hibbert Arms, 35 Hibbert Street	163 yd
Enterprise Public House	The Enterprise, 20 Elizabeth Street	165 yd
The Globe Public House	The Globe, 26 Union Street	249 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
H B Curry	2c Windsor Street	3 yd
Pizza GoGo (Luton)	15 Windsor Street	77 yd
Jumbo Take Away	88a Chapel Street	118 yd
Lill smoke shack pizza	15 Elizabeth Street	145 yd
Wings and tings	42-43 Stockwood Crescent	191 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd	51-61 Park Street		601 yd
Farmfoods Ltd	54 The Mall		635 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bannatyne Health Club (Luton) REGENT STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	279 yd
Trugym Luton 6-8 6-8 PARK STREET	health and fitness suite	519 yd
Central Baptist Church 52A 52A PARK STREET		531 yd
Hillborough Infant School HILLBOROUGH ROAD		610 yd
Anytime Fitness (Luton) 133-135 133-135 THE MALL	health and fitness suite	711 yd
Bodylines (Closed) 6-8 6-8 Gordon Street	health and fitness suite	767 yd
Waves Health & Leisure Club (Strathmore) (Closed) The Mall	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	804 yd
All Womens Gym (Closed) Guildford Street	health and fitness suite	828 yd
Memorial Park West Hill Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	834 yd
Power Craft Gym (Closed) Guildford Street	health and fitness suite	835 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	60.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	60.0%

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 3UB