Meyrick Avenue, Luton, LU1 5JW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LU1 5JW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50%	51.9%	1.9%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	50%	48.1%	-1.9%	49.0%	-0.9%

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	32.7%	34.3%	1.6%	37.9%	-3.6%
Married: Opposite sex	51.3%	49.8%	-1.5%	44.2%	5.6%
Separated	3.4%	1.4%	-2.0%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	3.8%	7.9%	4.1%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	8.7%	6.5%	-2.2%	6.1%	0.4%

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	41.6%	46.9%	5.3%	48.4%	-1.5%
Good health	41.6%	37.9%	-3.7%	33.6%	4.3%
Fair health	10.6%	12%	1.4%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	4.7%	2%	-2.7%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	1.2%	0.0%

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	25.5%	21.2%	-4.3%	18.2%	3.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.7%	8.4%	-5.3%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.4%	15.8%	-3.6%	13.4%	2.4%
Apprenticeship	3.8%	5.9%	2.1%	5.3%	0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8%	12.5%	4.5%	16.9%	-4.4%
Degree or Similar	20.5%	32.2%	11.7%	33.8%	-1.6%
Other	9.1%	4%	-5.1%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.4% 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%	2.3%	2.3%	1.1%	1.2%
Chinese	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	1.6%	3.2%	1.6%	3.1%	0.1%
Pakistani	4.1%	8.7%	4.6%	2.7%	6.0%
Other Asian	1.9%	2.6%	0.7%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	3.4%	6.4%	3.0%	2.5%	3.9%
Black Caribbean	7.5%	4.9%	-2.6%	1.0%	3.9%
Other Black	0.9%	2.6%	1.7%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
White	75.9%	62.4%	-13.5%	81.4%	-19.0%
Other	0%	3.2%	3.2%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63% 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	85%	63%	-22.0%	83.2%	-20.2%
European Union	4.7%	17.5%	12.8%	6.1%	11.4%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	1.9%	4.4%	2.5%	2.7%	1.7%
Middle East and Asia	4.4%	10.5%	6.1%	5.6%	4.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.4%	3.2%	-0.2%	1.3%	1.9%
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	78.4%	62.6%	-15.8%	83.2%	-20.6%
10+ Years	0.6%	26.7%	26.1%	9.8%	16.9%
5-10 Years	1.6%	6.1%	4.5%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	3.4%	2.9%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.7%
Less than 2 years	15.9%	1.7%	-14.2%	1.9%	-0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.7%	76.7%	-6.0%
Ireland	7%	0.6%	6.4%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	6.4%	1.3%	5.1%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	3.5%	1.5%	2.0%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.3%	37.2%	-22.9%
Christian	61.7%	46.2%	15.5%
Hindu	3.2%	1.7%	1.5%
Muslim	13.2%	6.5%	6.7%
Sikh	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Meyrick Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Meyrick Avenue was 88.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 23.7% lower than the Farley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Meyrick Avenue has the 15th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Farley and the 196th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 52.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -21.1%.

🔎 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 5JW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 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 - 5/10 (average )
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) - 5/10 (average )
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) - 8/10 (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 Meyrick Avenue are based on 188 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 Meyrick Avenue, Luton, LU1 5JW

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU1 5JW

Average Price
£365,838

Semi-Detached
£365,045

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£376,142

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Meyrick Avenue

Average Price
£316,847

Semi-Detached
£345,441

Terraced
£312,608

Detached
£384,708

Flats/Maisonettes
£134,097

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Meyrick AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
67 Meyrick Avenue, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£325,000	2024-09-30	£338,528
101 Meyrick Avenue, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£355,500	2024-01-09	£370,297
69 Meyrick Avenue, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£449,000	2021-02-22	£530,011
75 Meyrick Avenue, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£295,000	2017-11-20	£347,815
77 Meyrick Avenue, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£325,000	2017-06-22	£396,255

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU1 5JW

Employment

LU1 5JW area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	100
Retired	60
Part-Time Employee	36
Self-Employed	25
Student (economically inactive)	15
Looking after home or family	12
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Unemployed	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Construction	20
Transport and storage	18
Human health and social work activities	15
Education	13
Manufacturing	12
Information and communication	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Other	6
Real estate activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	567 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School Russell Street , LU1 5EA	3out of 4	877 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hart Hill Nursery School Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS	3out of 4	2,274 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Gill Blowers Nursery School 1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL	2out of 4	4,741 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	4out of 4	5,166 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Farley Junior Academy Northdrift Way , LU1 5JF	- not rated	346 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hillborough Junior School Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ	4out of 4	580 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School Hillborough Road , LU1 5EZ	3out of 4	580 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whipperley Infant Academy Whipperley Ring , Farley Hill LU1 5QY	3out of 4	656 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Dallow Primary School Dallow Road , LU1 1LZ	3out of 4	719 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	829 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	1,959 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chiltern Academy Gipsy Lane , LU1 3GF	- not rated	2,276 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Challney High School for Boys Stoneygate Road , LU4 9TJ	4out of 4	3,592 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Stopsley High School St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX	- not rated	3,661 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	3,476 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) 82 - 86 Dunstable Road , LU1 1EH	- not rated	1,102 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Olive Tree Primary School 116 Bury Park Road (first floor) , Luton LU1 1HE	- not rated	1,340 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakwood Primary School 117 Tennyson Road , LU1 3RR	- not rated	1,381 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mehria Primary School 23 Westbourne Road , Luton LU4 8JD	- not rated	1,444 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Bedfordshire Park Square , LU1 3JU	- not rated	1,499 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	736 yd
Berlin Doner 65	83 Wellington Street	736 yd
Cafe Shimla	76 Wellington Street	818 yd
Gao Express	66 Wellington Street	818 yd
313 Secret Garden Shisha	15 Windsor street	830 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bailie	The Butchers Arms, 94 Hastings Street	695 yd
Enterprise Public House	The Enterprise, 20 Elizabeth Street	799 yd
Black Horse	The Black Horse, 23 Hastings Street	804 yd
After 8 Entertainments Ltd	15-17 Upper George Street	902 yd
O'Shea's	Flat, O'shea's Public House, 115-117 Castle Street	935 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tastys Chinese and Peri Peri	9 The Crossway	464 yd
Crossway Fish Bar	7 The Crossway	464 yd
Fish 'n' Chips	1 Salisbury Road	528 yd
Andrew's Fish Shop	19 Market Square	722 yd
Red Rooster Peri Peri	7 Market Square	722 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-operative	13-15 Market Square		722 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury Plc, West Side Centre, Dunstable Road		1,024 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Farley Junior School NORTHDRIFT WAY	grass pitches	331 yd
Hillborough Infant School HILLBOROUGH ROAD		445 yd
Dallow Primary School DALLOW ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches	834 yd
The Stockwood Park Academy ROTHERAM AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	860 yd
Stockwood Park STOCKWOOD PARK STOCKWOOD PARK FARLEY HILL	grass pitches	898 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Luton) REGENT STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	942 yd
Bodylines (Closed) 6-8 6-8 Gordon Street	health and fitness suite	1,066 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	116.3 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	13.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU1 5JW