Hunts Close, Luton, LU1 5JL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LU1 5JL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.3%	51%	0.7%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	49.7%	49%	-0.7%	49.0%	0.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34.6%	37.8%	3.2%	37.9%	-0.1%
Married: Opposite sex	52.9%	45.5%	-7.4%	44.2%	1.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	3.8%	4%	0.2%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	6.1%	7.3%	1.2%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	2.7%	5.1%	2.4%	6.1%	-1.0%

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	50.5%	49.4%	-1.1%	48.4%	1.0%
Good health	33.3%	33.1%	-0.2%	33.6%	-0.5%
Fair health	12.2%	11.6%	-0.6%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	3.6%	5%	1.4%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	24.3%	20.7%	-3.6%	18.2%	2.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.3%	12%	-6.3%	9.6%	2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.8%	13%	-1.8%	13.4%	-0.4%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	5.4%	2.7%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	18.5%	7.5%	16.9%	1.6%
Degree or Similar	20.2%	27.9%	7.7%	33.8%	-5.9%
Other	8.7%	2.5%	-6.2%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40.1% 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	6%	10.6%	4.6%	1.1%	9.5%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	6.8%	5%	-1.8%	3.1%	1.9%
Pakistani	17.7%	13.4%	-4.3%	2.7%	10.7%
Other Asian	4.9%	3.6%	-1.3%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	6.5%	5.8%	-0.7%	2.5%	3.3%
Black Caribbean	4.9%	8.6%	3.7%	1.0%	7.6%
Other Black	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.1%	2.8%	-0.3%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	44.5%	40.1%	-4.4%	81.4%	-41.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Arab	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	0%	6.7%	6.7%	1.6%	5.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.2%	57.6%	-10.6%	83.2%	-25.6%
European Union	7.6%	16.9%	9.3%	6.1%	10.8%
Rest of Europe	3.1%	1.4%	-1.7%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	5.5%	5.3%	-0.2%	2.7%	2.6%
Middle East and Asia	13.5%	16.3%	2.8%	5.6%	10.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	2.5%	0.7%	1.3%	1.2%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.6%	57.8%	-7.8%	83.2%	-25.4%
10+ Years	2.3%	25%	22.7%	9.8%	15.2%
5-10 Years	6.8%	9.7%	2.9%	2.9%	6.8%
2-5 Years	9.9%	5.3%	-4.6%	2.2%	3.1%
Less than 2 years	15.4%	2.2%	-13.2%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.7%	76.7%	-11.0%
Ireland	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	5.5%	1.3%	4.2%
Romania	9.1%	0.9%	8.2%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	4.7%	1.2%	3.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	8%	13.5%	-5.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.7%	37.2%	-22.5%
Christian	42.4%	46.2%	-3.8%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	4.4%	1.7%	2.7%
Muslim	32.1%	6.5%	25.6%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Hunts Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hunts Close was 115.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.0% higher than the Farley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hunts Close has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley and the 138th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 41.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -71.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,800

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in LU1 5JL, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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) - 9/10 (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 Hunts Close are based on 33 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 Hunts Close, Luton, LU1 5JL

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU1 5JL

Average Price
£284,125

Semi-Detached
£298,955

Terraced
£283,340

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£282,640

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hunts Close

Average Price
£295,082

Semi-Detached
£305,108

Terraced
£294,616

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£278,509

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hunts CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Hunts Close, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£345,000	2024-12-02	£346,055
4 Hunts Close, Luton, Luton Other, an established residential building	£285,000	2024-03-08	£275,559
12 Hunts Close, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£224,000	2020-12-18	£259,008
16 Hunts Close, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£240,000	2020-10-27	£285,908
15 Hunts Close, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2016-06-03	£323,259

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU1 5JL

Employment

LU1 5JL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in LU1 5JL 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	92
Part-Time Employee	34
Self-Employed	34
Retired	27
Looking after home or family	24
Unemployed	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Other	13
Student (economically inactive)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Transport and storage	20
Education	19
Human health and social work activities	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Manufacturing	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Construction	9
Real estate activities	4
Information and communication	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Other	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	456 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School Russell Street , LU1 5EA	3out of 4	588 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hart Hill Nursery School Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS	3out of 4	2,092 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Gill Blowers Nursery School 1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL	3out of 4	5,053 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lea Bank Nursery Wauluds Bank Drive , LU3 3LZ	- not rated	5,269 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	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	251 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ	3out of 4	251 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Farley Junior School Northdrift Way , LU1 5JF	- not rated	329 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Farley Junior Academy Northdrift Way , LU1 5JF	4out of 4	329 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret of Scotland RC VA Infant School Rotheram Avenue , LU1 5PP	- not rated	893 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	- not rated	846 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Luton High School Cutenhoe Road , LU1 3NH	- not rated	1,673 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Studio School Luton 1 - 9 York Street , LU2 0EZ	- not rated	1,810 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Barnfield Business and Enterprise Studio Academy 1-9 York Street , LU2 0EZ	- not rated	1,810 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chiltern Academy Gipsy Lane , LU1 3GF	3out of 4	1,979 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Streetfield Middle School Dunstable Road , Caddington LU1 4BB	- not rated	5,259 yd	Community 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	3,562 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barnfield College New Bedford Road , LU2 7BF	- not rated	3,892 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rathbone School 21-25 Adelaide Street , LU1 5BB	- not rated	645 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Education & Youth Services Ltd (Luton) 21-25 Adelaide Street , LU1 5BB	- not rated	649 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakwood Primary School 117 Tennyson Road , LU1 3RR	- not rated	1,050 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broadmead School 117 Tennyson Road , LU1 3RR	- not rated	1,069 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) 82 - 86 Dunstable Road , LU1 1EH	- not rated	1,233 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
Red Chilli Restaurant	96-104 Wellington Street	643 yd
Berlin Doner 65	83 Wellington Street	643 yd
313 Secret Garden Shisha	15 Windsor street	668 yd
Cafe Shimla	76 Wellington Street	747 yd
Gao Express	66 Wellington Street	747 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bailie	The Butchers Arms, 94 Hastings Street	565 yd
Enterprise Public House	The Enterprise, 20 Elizabeth Street	659 yd
Black Horse	The Black Horse, 23 Hastings Street	697 yd
O'Shea's	Flat, O'shea's Public House, 115-117 Castle Street	760 yd
After 8 Entertainments Ltd	15-17 Upper George Street	874 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tastys Chinese and Peri Peri	9 The Crossway	347 yd
Crossway Fish Bar	7 The Crossway	347 yd
Fish 'n' Chips	1 Salisbury Road	430 yd
Lill smoke shack pizza	15 Elizabeth Street	646 yd
Pizza GoGo (Luton)	15 Windsor Street	668 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-operative	13-15 Market Square		888 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hillborough Infant School HILLBOROUGH ROAD		245 yd
Farley Junior School NORTHDRIFT WAY	grass pitches	360 yd
Stockwood Park STOCKWOOD PARK STOCKWOOD PARK FARLEY HILL	grass pitches	801 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Luton) REGENT STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	826 yd
The Stockwood Park Academy ROTHERAM AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	891 yd
Dallow Primary School DALLOW ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches	954 yd
Bodylines (Closed) 6-8 6-8 Gordon Street	health and fitness suite	1,040 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	139 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU1 5JL