Crescent Road, Luton, LU2 0AE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LU2 0AE has a slightly higher male population, with 51.3% of residents 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	39.7%	48.7%	9.0%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	60.3%	51.3%	-9.0%	49.0%	2.3%

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 LU2 0AE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.4% 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	62%	51.4%	-10.6%	37.9%	13.5%
Married: Opposite sex	22.4%	32.7%	10.3%	44.2%	-11.5%
Separated	3.9%	5.4%	1.5%	2.2%	3.2%
Divorced	9.4%	8.9%	-0.5%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	2.4%	1.6%	-0.8%	6.1%	-4.5%

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	44.4%	48.1%	3.7%	48.4%	-0.3%
Good health	35.1%	33.2%	-1.9%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	16.9%	12.8%	-4.1%	12.7%	0.1%
Bad health	3%	5.5%	2.5%	4.0%	1.5%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	14.1%	25.2%	11.1%	18.2%	7.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9%	10.5%	1.5%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.9%	13.2%	-1.7%	13.4%	-0.2%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	3.9%	2.7%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.9%	12.4%	-0.5%	16.9%	-4.5%
Degree or Similar	26.7%	32.2%	5.5%	33.8%	-1.6%
Other	21.2%	2.7%	-18.5%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.5% 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	4%	5%	1.0%	1.1%	3.9%
Chinese	6%	0.3%	-5.7%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	9.6%	3.2%	-6.4%	3.1%	0.1%
Pakistani	2%	8.8%	6.8%	2.7%	6.1%
Other Asian	3.3%	1.5%	-1.8%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	8.9%	12.4%	3.5%	2.5%	9.9%
Black Caribbean	2.3%	3.8%	1.5%	1.0%	2.8%
Other Black	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	2.4%	1.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	0.8%	1.8%
White	54%	53.5%	-0.5%	81.4%	-27.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	3.3%	2.6%	-0.7%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	2%	1.5%	-0.5%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53% 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	54.6%	53%	-1.6%	83.2%	-30.2%
European Union	13.6%	20%	6.4%	6.1%	13.9%
Rest of Europe	0%	4.3%	4.3%	0.8%	3.5%
Africa	10.9%	9.9%	-1.0%	2.7%	7.2%
Middle East and Asia	18.5%	11.3%	-7.2%	5.6%	5.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.3%	52.9%	0.6%	83.2%	-30.3%
10+ Years	16.2%	16.5%	0.3%	9.8%	6.7%
5-10 Years	11.9%	11%	-0.9%	2.9%	8.1%
2-5 Years	9.3%	12.4%	3.1%	2.2%	10.2%
Less than 2 years	10.3%	7.2%	-3.1%	1.9%	5.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	47.8%	76.7%	-28.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Italy	4%	0.6%	3.4%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	8.4%	1.3%	7.1%
Romania	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Other EU countries	5.8%	1.5%	4.3%
Turkey	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	2%	0.3%	1.7%
South and Eastern Africa	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Southern Asia	5.5%	1.2%	4.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	13.3%	13.5%	-0.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.5%	37.2%	-8.7%
Christian	34%	46.2%	-12.2%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	3.2%	1.7%	1.5%
Muslim	23%	6.5%	16.5%
Other religion	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Not answered	8.7%	6.0%	2.7%

Safety

Is Crescent Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Crescent Road was 92.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 75.9% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Crescent Road has the 20th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Central and the 187th highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 41.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.3%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,700

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in LU2 0AE, 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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 Crescent Road are based on 91 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 Crescent Road, Luton, LU2 0AE

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU2 0AE

Average Price
£343,435

Semi-Detached
£1,340,659

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£526,226

Flats/Maisonettes
£146,766

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Crescent Road

Average Price
£195,169

Semi-Detached
£437,079

Terraced
£366,471

Detached
£344,798

Flats/Maisonettes
£112,172

Other
£678,306

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Crescent Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14E Crescent Road, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£101,000	2004-04-22	£161,531
14A Crescent Road, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£100,000	2003-12-05	£168,288
14B Crescent Road, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£80,000	2003-12-05	£134,631
14C Crescent Road, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£75,000	2003-12-05	£126,216
14D Crescent Road, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£80,000	2003-12-05	£134,631

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU2 0AE

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	84
Part-Time Employee	36
Self-Employed	28
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Looking after home or family	21
Other	18
Retired	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Unemployed	11
Student (economically inactive)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Manufacturing	22
Information and communication	11
Other	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Transport and storage	9
Education	9
Human health and social work activities	8
Construction	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hart Hill Nursery School Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS	3out of 4	376 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School Russell Street , LU1 5EA	3out of 4	1,289 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	1,358 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	3out of 4	4,720 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lea Bank Nursery Wauluds Bank Drive , LU3 3LZ	- not rated	5,282 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hart Hill Primary School Brooms Road , LU2 0JP	- not rated	322 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hart Hill Junior School Brooms Road , LU2 0JP	- not rated	358 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hart Hill Infant School Brooms Road , LU2 0JP	- not rated	358 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's Junior School Wenlock Street , LU2 0NJ	- not rated	574 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's Primary School Wenlock Street , LU2 0NJ	3out of 4	574 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Studio School Luton 1 - 9 York Street , LU2 0EZ	- not rated	274 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Barnfield Business and Enterprise Studio Academy 1-9 York Street , LU2 0EZ	- not rated	274 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chiltern Academy Gipsy Lane , LU1 3GF	3out of 4	1,227 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Luton High School Cutenhoe Road , LU1 3NH	- not rated	1,655 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	1,739 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	2,530 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barnfield College New Bedford Road , LU2 7BF	- not rated	3,097 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lime Academy Hartwell 1 York Street , LU2 0EZ	1out of 4	288 yd	Free schools special	No		More About School
Windmill Hill School York Street , LU2 0EZ	- not rated	288 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy 15 Church Street , LU1 3JE	- not rated	499 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Bedfordshire Park Square , LU1 3JU	- not rated	586 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richmond Hill School Sunridge Avenue , LU2 7JL	3out of 4	1,085 yd	Community special school	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
The Auction House	Auction House, Crescent Road	367 yd
The Buddha Tree	106 Market Hall, The Mall	409 yd
Lartista Ristorante	5 Guildford Street	422 yd
Tamu Tamu	14 Market Hall	427 yd
Delicious Jamaican Cuisine	26-28 Market Hall, The Mall	427 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wheelwrights Arms	Wheelwrights Arms, 34 Guildford Street	452 yd
The Bricklayers Arms	The Bricklayers Arms, 16-18 High Town Road	453 yd
Painters Arms	The Painters Arms, 79 High Town Road	459 yd
George II	George II, 68-70 Bute Street	485 yd
The Hat Factory (Culture Trust Luton)	The Hat Factory, 65-67 Bute Street	522 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Grill hot & spicy Piri Piri ltd	25 Hitchin Road	205 yd
Wilai Thai Food	18 Market Hall	409 yd
Curry Centre	15 Market Hall	427 yd
Cemils Kebab	74 High Town Road	442 yd
Medi Kitchen Lebanese Ltd	86 High Town Road	449 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Farmfoods Ltd	54 The Mall	555 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	51-61 Park Street	626 yd
LUTONSTAR SUPERMARKET LTD	248 North Street	652 yd
Aldi	Gipsy Lane	1,048 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Adventure Playground (Closed) Brooms Road	grass pitches	299 yd
La Phyzz (Closed) 16-18 16-18 Taylor Street	health and fitness suite	334 yd
Hightown Community Sport And Arts Centre HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE CONCORDE STREET		347 yd
Beds Fitness Academy (Closed) 16-18 16-18 Taylor Street		382 yd
Power Craft Gym (Closed) Guildford Street	health and fitness suite	482 yd
All Womens Gym (Closed) Guildford Street	health and fitness suite	589 yd
House Of Champions (Closed) Unit 11 Unit 11 Oxen Road	health and fitness suite	598 yd
Steps Fitness Centre (Closed) 114-134 114-134 Midland Road	health and fitness suite	635 yd
Trugym Luton 6-8 6-8 PARK STREET	health and fitness suite	672 yd
Anytime Fitness (Luton) 133-135 133-135 THE MALL	health and fitness suite	673 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	45.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	45.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	45.5%

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	79.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.91 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.91 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU2 0AE