High Town Road is in Luton and in Luton district. LU2 0BW is located in the High Town electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Luton South. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about High Town Road, Luton, LU2 0BW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LU2 0DE, LU2 0DF, LU2 0DP, LU2 0HJ, LU2 0DG, LU2 0HD, LU2 0NN, LU2 0DD, LU2 0DH.

High Town Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on High Town Road are based on 421 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 LU2 0BW

Average Price
£269,817
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£269,668
Detached
£455,607
Flats/Maisonettes
£132,605
Other
£204,407

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Town Road

Average Price
£233,333
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Town Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
39 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Other, an established residential building 		£50,0002023-07-21 £49,930
39 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Other, an established residential building 		£50,0002023-03-09 £48,058
75 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Other, an established residential building 		£128,0002022-11-01 £121,642
Flat 2 79 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£122,0002022-07-11 £119,665
5 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Other, an established residential building 		£20,0002021-12-09 £20,349

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road, LU2 0JS 		920 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road, LU1 1RB 		1,170 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street, LU1 5EA 		1,318 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Grasmere Nursery School
Icknield Way, LU3 2BT 		4,253 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Gill Blowers Nursery School
1 Mossdale Court, Teesdale LU4 9JL 		4,918 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4St Matthew's Primary School
Wenlock Street, LU2 0NJ 		316 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dallow Primary School
Dallow Road, LU1 1LZ 		1,199 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4River Bank Primary School
Bath Road, LU3 1ES 		1,333 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Beech Hill Community Primary School
Dunstable Road, LU4 8BW 		1,426 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Wenlock CofE Junior School
Beaconsfield Road, LU2 0RW 		1,437 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Denbigh High School
Alexandra Avenue, LU3 1HE 		1,161 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedChiltern Academy
Gipsy Lane, LU1 3GF 		1,747 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedStopsley High School
St Thomas's Road, LU2 7UX 		2,128 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Stockwood Park Academy
Rotheram Avenue, LU1 5PP 		2,463 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queen Elizabeth School
Crawley Green Road, LU2 9AG 		2,464 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLuton Sixth Form College
Bradgers Hill Road, LU2 7EW 		2,150 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWindmill Hill School
York Street, 		408 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Richmond Hill School
Sunridge Avenue, LU2 7JL 		733 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLuton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy
15 Church Street, LU1 3JE 		742 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Bedfordshire
Park Square, LU1 3JU 		861 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)
82 - 86 Dunstable Road, LU1 1EH 		943 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Lagoa Cafe Bistro17 High Town Road4 yd
Vault Lounge Dudubar19-21 High Town Road4 yd
Ahh Geek Out LtdShop, 41 High Town Road11 yd
Top It Off48a High Town Road25 yd
Bron Coffee14 High Town Road125 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Painters ArmsThe Painters Arms, 79 High Town Road4 yd
The Bricklayers ArmsThe Bricklayers Arms, 16-18 High Town Road127 yd
The Gardeners CallThe Gardeners Call, 151 High Town Road372 yd
George IIGeorge II, 68-70 Bute Street390 yd
The Hat Factory (Culture Trust Luton)The Hat Factory, 65-67 Bute Street396 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Da Village pizza & chicken ltd43 High Town Road4 yd
Pacman Pizza Ltd53 High Town Road6 yd
DonutKings31 High Town Road41 yd
Cemils Kebab74 High Town Road99 yd
Peking House21 Havelock Road156 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
LUTONSTAR SUPERMARKET LTD248 North Street458 yd
Farmfoods Ltd54 The Mall676 yd
Lidl Great Britain LimitedLidl Food Store, Francis Street836 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd51-61 Park Street848 yd
Sainsbury'sJ Sainsbury Plc, West Side Centre, Dunstable Road984 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
La Phyzz (Closed)
16-18 16-18 Taylor Street 		health and fitness suite209 yd
Beds Fitness Academy (Closed)
16-18 16-18 Taylor Street 		241 yd
Hightown Community Sport And Arts Centre
HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE CONCORDE STREET 		268 yd
Steps Fitness Centre (Closed)
114-134 114-134 Midland Road 		health and fitness suite269 yd
High Town Recreation Centre (Closed)
Recreation Drill Hall 34-38 Recreation Drill Hall 34-38 Old Bedford Road 		health and fitness suite305 yd
Bells Close Recreation Ground
NORTH STREET 		grass pitches388 yd
Power Craft Gym (Closed)
Guildford Street 		health and fitness suite422 yd
All Womens Gym (Closed)
Guildford Street 		health and fitness suite440 yd
The Gym (Luton)
The Galaxy The Galaxy Bridge Street 		health and fitness suite481 yd
Waves Health & Leisure Club (Strathmore) (Closed)
The Mall 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool498 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 82.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 82.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 80.6%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed98.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed13.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is High Town Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1904 crimes were reported near High Town Road . Only 3% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. 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 LU2 0BW.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1904
Violence And Sexual Offences 569
Anti Social Behaviour 352
Public Order 151
Other Theft 148
Vehicle Crime 130
Shoplifting 106
Criminal Damage And Arson 105
Drugs 100
Burglary 68
Theft From The Person 52
Bicycle Theft 39
Possession Of Weapons 35
Robbery 35
Other Crime 14

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LU2 0BW.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bute Street496 yd
2023-12Possession of weaponsUnder investigationOn or near York Street226 yd
2023-12RobberyUnder investigationOn or near Dudley Street290 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Bridge Street449 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Bridge Street449 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bridge Street449 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Charles Street356 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Stable Mews120 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Bridge Street449 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Clarendon Road509 yd

Employment

LU2 0BW area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 22% 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 LU2 0BW 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 Employee115
Self-Employed35
Other31
Full-Time Student (with or without job)29
Student (economically inactive)21
Part-Time Employee20
Looking after home or family11
Unemployed11
Retired8
Long-Term Sick or disabled6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles38
Transport and storage19
Information and communication16
Administrative and support service activities12
Other10
Construction10
Accommodation and food service activities9
Education7
Manufacturing7
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Human health and social work activities7
Financial and insurance activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3

People

Gender

Female143
Male192

Partnership Status

Single190
Married: Opposite sex55
Married: Same sex2
Separated11
Divorced23
Widowed6

Health

Very good health176
Good health127
Fair health16
Bad health14
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications78
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 31
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 25
Apprenticeship19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 17
Degree or Similar 104
Other13

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi5
Chinese3
Indian30
Pakistani26
Other Asian1
Black African20
Black Caribbean8
Other Black9
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other4
White200
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Roma6
Arab4
Other10

Country of Birth

United Kingdom79
European Union141
Rest of Europe25
Africa27
Middle East and Asia59
The Americas and the Caribbean3
Oceania2
British Overseas1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK79
10+ Years60
5-10 Years82
2-5 Years40
Less than 2 years77

Passport Held

United Kingdom73
Ireland1
Italy4
Portugal10
Spain5
Lithuania6
Poland47
Romania49
Other EU countries26
Turkey2
Other Europe15
North Africa3
Central and Western Africa15
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia41
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America1
Oceania1
No passport held34

Religion

No religion53
Christian163
Hindu30
Jewish1
Muslim57
Other religion1
Not answered33
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