High Town Road is in Luton and in Luton district. LU2 0BX 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 0BX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LU2 0NF, LU2 0DL, LU2 0NG, LU2 7QN, LU2 0EB, LU2 7RY, LU2 7QH, LU2 0EA, LU2 0HA.

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 0BX

Average Price
£212,625
Semi-Detached
£224,689
Terraced
£228,702
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£136,243
Other
no sales

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
153 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£112,0002021-12-15 £113,954
165 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£210,0002019-08-09 £247,918
175 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£215,0002019-03-19 £255,307
167 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£198,0002016-03-16 £258,045
173 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£165,0002015-08-25 £237,708

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road, LU2 0JS 		825 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road, LU1 1RB 		1,538 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street, LU1 5EA 		1,653 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Grasmere Nursery School
Icknield Way, LU3 2BT 		4,103 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Gill Blowers Nursery School
1 Mossdale Court, Teesdale LU4 9JL 		5,018 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 		62 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Wenlock CofE Junior School
Beaconsfield Road, LU2 0RW 		1,261 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4River Bank Primary School
Bath Road, LU3 1ES 		1,320 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Crawley Green Infant School
Beaconsfield, LU2 0RW 		1,323 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ramridge Primary School
Turners Road North, LU2 9AH 		1,506 yd Community school Yes 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 		1,235 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedStopsley High School
St Thomas's Road, LU2 7UX 		1,817 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedChiltern Academy
Gipsy Lane, LU1 3GF 		1,844 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queen Elizabeth School
Crawley Green Road, LU2 9AG 		2,134 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Stockwood Park Academy
Rotheram Avenue, LU1 5PP 		2,832 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable 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 		1,921 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, 		323 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Richmond Hill School
Sunridge Avenue, LU2 7JL 		470 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLuton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy
15 Church Street, LU1 3JE 		978 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Bedfordshire
Park Square, LU1 3JU 		1,094 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 		1,250 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
Orange Crocodile82 High Town Road210 yd
Luton Irish Forum LtdKathleen Connolly House, 102 Hitchin Road252 yd
Lagoa Cafe Bistro17 High Town Road373 yd
Vault Lounge Dudubar19-21 High Town Road373 yd
Ahh Geek Out LtdShop, 41 High Town Road381 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Gardeners CallThe Gardeners Call, 151 High Town Road12 yd
High Town ClubHigh Town Social Club, 25 Oxen Road217 yd
Painters ArmsThe Painters Arms, 79 High Town Road373 yd
The Bricklayers ArmsThe Bricklayers Arms, 16-18 High Town Road493 yd
George IIGeorge II, 68-70 Bute Street733 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Medi Kitchen Lebanese Ltd86 High Town Road210 yd
Baba Lal peri peri chicken and pizza ltd94-96 High Town Road210 yd
Peking House21 Havelock Road227 yd
Cemils Kebab74 High Town Road272 yd
Da Village pizza & chicken ltd43 High Town Road373 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
LUTONSTAR SUPERMARKET LTD248 North Street120 yd
Farmfoods Ltd54 The Mall972 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Beds Fitness Academy (Closed)
16-18 16-18 Taylor Street 		174 yd
Hightown Community Sport And Arts Centre
HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE CONCORDE STREET 		193 yd
Bells Close Recreation Ground
NORTH STREET 		grass pitches221 yd
House Of Champions (Closed)
Unit 11 Unit 11 Oxen Road 		health and fitness suite229 yd
La Phyzz (Closed)
16-18 16-18 Taylor Street 		health and fitness suite238 yd
Adventure Playground (Closed)
Brooms Road 		grass pitches558 yd
High Town Recreation Centre (Closed)
Recreation Drill Hall 34-38 Recreation Drill Hall 34-38 Old Bedford Road 		health and fitness suite623 yd
Steps Fitness Centre (Closed)
114-134 114-134 Midland Road 		health and fitness suite631 yd
Power Craft Gym (Closed)
Guildford Street 		health and fitness suite758 yd
All Womens Gym (Closed)
Guildford Street 		health and fitness suite801 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 96.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 87.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 87.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 87.5%

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 speed79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed96 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed12 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is High Town Road dangerous?

In 2023, 762 crimes were reported near High Town Road . Only 12% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LU2 0BX.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 762
Violence And Sexual Offences 267
Anti Social Behaviour 148
Vehicle Crime 73
Criminal Damage And Arson 52
Public Order 49
Other Theft 49
Burglary 45
Drugs 31
Robbery 16
Other Crime 11
Possession Of Weapons 10
Bicycle Theft 6
Theft From The Person 4
Shoplifting 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Edward Street104 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Treetop Close355 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Duke Street330 yd
2023-12Other theftUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Duke Street330 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Duke Street330 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Parking Area289 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Falks Hill443 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Falks Hill443 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Falks Hill443 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Boyle Close427 yd

Employment

LU2 0BX area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% 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 LU2 0BX 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 Employee107
Self-Employed29
Part-Time Employee28
Retired27
Looking after home or family25
Unemployed19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)17
Other16
Student (economically inactive)16
Long-Term Sick or disabled14

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles29
Transport and storage15
Accommodation and food service activities15
Human health and social work activities15
Manufacturing13
Administrative and support service activities12
Construction11
Education8
Other8
Professional, scientific and technical activities5
Information and communication4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Financial and insurance activities3
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female186
Male207

Partnership Status

Single136
Married: Opposite sex107
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated15
Divorced27
Widowed10

Health

Very good health219
Good health114
Fair health38
Bad health13
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications73
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 34
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 40
Apprenticeship20
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 30
Degree or Similar 82
Other16

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi41
Indian7
Pakistani23
Other Asian9
Black African27
Black Caribbean8
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and African5
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other5
White229
Gypsy or Irish Traveller2
Roma3
Arab10
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom210
European Union101
Rest of Europe10
Africa19
Middle East and Asia49
The Americas and the Caribbean4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK210
10+ Years69
5-10 Years48
2-5 Years48
Less than 2 years18

Passport Held

United Kingdom186
Ireland9
France2
Italy7
Lithuania2
Poland36
Romania40
Other EU countries7
Other Europe8
North Africa2
Central and Western Africa8
South and Eastern Africa1
Southern Asia16
Central and South America1
No passport held71

Religion

No religion94
Christian174
Hindu9
Muslim85
Other religion15
Not answered18
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