Dumfries Street is in Luton and in Luton district. LU1 5FT is located in the South electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Luton South. This postcode has been in use since 2016-11-01.
StreetScan combines information about Dumfries Street, Luton, LU1 5FT and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LU1 5DE, LU1 5AY, LU1 5BE, LU1 5BG, LU1 5DA, LU1 5DN, LU1 5BN, LU1 5XL, LU1 5BJ.

Dumfries Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Dumfries Street are based on 604 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 5FT

Average Price
£74,678
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£76,565
Other
£71,315

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dumfries Street

Average Price
£90,816
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dumfries Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Unit 360 Spring Place Student Halls, 4 Dumfries Street, Luton, Luton
Other, an established residential building
£55,0872023-12-19 £55,087
Unit 375 Spring Place Student Halls, 4 Dumfries Street, Luton, Luton
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£62,9982023-12-15 £62,998
Unit 554 Spring Place Student Halls, 4 Dumfries Street, Luton, Luton
Other, an established residential building
£61,8682023-11-03 £61,653
Unit 261 Spring Place Student Halls, 4 Dumfries Street, Luton, Luton
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building
£73,7612023-10-16 £71,907
Unit 129 Spring Place Student Halls, 4 Dumfries Street, Luton, Luton
Other, an established residential building
£39,9902023-07-03 £39,934

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street , LU1 5EA
3out of 4 276 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB
3out of 4 312 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS
3out of 4 1,457 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Grasmere Nursery School
Icknield Way , LU3 2BT
4out of 4 5,107 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
The Gill Blowers Nursery School
1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL
2out of 4 5,196 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 4 598 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School
Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ
3out of 4 598 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Tennyson Road Primary School
Tennyson Road , LU1 3RS
4out of 4 772 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dallow Primary School
Dallow Road , LU1 1LZ
3out of 4 904 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Farley Junior Academy
Northdrift Way , LU1 5JF
- not rated 965 yd Academy converter No 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 1,472 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chiltern Academy
Gipsy Lane , LU1 3GF
- not rated 1,491 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Denbigh High School
Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE
4out of 4 1,828 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stopsley High School
St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX
- not rated 3,193 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth School
Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG
3out of 4 3,280 yd Foundation school 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 3,152 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 656 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy
15 Church Street , LU1 3JE
- not rated 671 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Oakwood Primary School
117 Tennyson Road , LU1 3RR
- not rated 926 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)
82 - 86 Dunstable Road , LU1 1EH
- not rated 1,054 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Windmill Hill School
York Street ,
- not rated 1,263 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
Red Chilli Restaurant96-104 Wellington Street157 yd
Berlin Doner 6583 Wellington Street157 yd
313 Secret Garden Shisha15 Windsor street213 yd
Hardware Cafe80 Castle Street215 yd
Cafe Shimla76 Wellington Street227 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Black HorseThe Black Horse, 23 Hastings Street80 yd
Enterprise Public HouseThe Enterprise, 20 Elizabeth Street100 yd
The BailieThe Butchers Arms, 94 Hastings Street158 yd
The Exchange19 King Street264 yd
Phoenix Public House / McCarthys2 Kelvin Close286 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Delight Chicken24 Chapel Street91 yd
New Town Chinese Take Away80 Chapel Street93 yd
How Cha Noodle Bar32 Chapel Street93 yd
Jumbo Take Away88a Chapel Street122 yd
Lill smoke shack pizza15 Elizabeth Street133 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Farmfoods Ltd54 The Mall523 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd51-61 Park Street566 yd
Lidl Great Britain LimitedLidl Food Store, Francis Street988 yd
Sainsbury'sJ Sainsbury Plc, West Side Centre, Dunstable Road1,011 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Bannatyne Health Club (Luton)
REGENT STREET
health and fitness suite, swimming pool106 yd
Trugym Luton
6-8 6-8 PARK STREET
health and fitness suite410 yd
Anytime Fitness (Luton)
133-135 133-135 THE MALL
health and fitness suite511 yd
Central Baptist Church
52A 52A PARK STREET
522 yd
Bodylines (Closed)
6-8 6-8 Gordon Street
health and fitness suite543 yd
Waves Health & Leisure Club (Strathmore) (Closed)
The Mall
health and fitness suite, swimming pool596 yd
All Womens Gym (Closed)
Guildford Street
health and fitness suite633 yd
Power Craft Gym (Closed)
Guildford Street
health and fitness suite663 yd
Hillborough Infant School
HILLBOROUGH ROAD
664 yd
The Gym (Luton)
The Galaxy The Galaxy Bridge Street
health and fitness suite691 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 0.0%

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%

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

Safety

Is Dumfries Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3261 crimes were reported near Dumfries Street . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LU1 5FT.

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

More Crime Statistics for Dumfries Street, Luton, LU1 5FT

Employment

LU1 5FT area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% 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 5FT 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 Employee244
Full-Time Student (with or without job)156
Student (economically inactive)103
Self-Employed64
Part-Time Employee56
Looking after home or family51
Unemployed36
Other25
Long-Term Sick or disabled22
Retired20

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles50
Manufacturing27
Construction25
Accommodation and food service activities20
Human health and social work activities18
Education17
Real estate activities16
Administrative and support service activities16
Transport and storage13
Other6
Information and communication5
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Financial and insurance activities3

People

Gender

Female380
Male492

Partnership Status

Single494
Married: Opposite sex217
Separated21
Divorced41
Widowed4

Health

Very good health460
Good health280
Fair health94
Bad health25
Very bad health13

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications114
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 47
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 79
Apprenticeship33
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 128
Degree or Similar 346
Other29

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi22
Chinese16
Indian126
Pakistani54
Other Asian24
Black African105
Black Caribbean27
Other Black16
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other13
White409
Gypsy or Irish Traveller3
Roma6
Arab9
Other32

Country of Birth

United Kingdom328
European Union217
Rest of Europe32
Africa89
Middle East and Asia185
The Americas and the Caribbean19
British Overseas2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK328
10+ Years119
5-10 Years112
2-5 Years131
Less than 2 years183

Passport Held

United Kingdom332
Ireland4
France1
Germany3
Italy15
Portugal26
Spain3
Lithuania11
Poland56
Romania63
Other EU countries43
Turkey4
Other Europe18
North Africa3
Central and Western Africa45
South and Eastern Africa7
Eastern Asia11
Southern Asia134
South-East Asia3
Central Asia3
North America and the Caribbean4
Central and South America2
No passport held81

Religion

No religion207
Christian377
Buddhist7
Hindu55
Muslim139
Sikh6
Other religion5
Not answered76