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

Nearby postcodes are: LU2 0BX, LU2 0EA, LU2 0NF, LU2 7RY, LU2 0EB, LU2 7QN, LU2 0DZ, LU2 0EW, LU2 7RR.

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 0DL

Average Price
£234,042
Semi-Detached
£286,993
Terraced
£262,689
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£139,778
Other
£127,125

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
Flat 2 148 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£105,0002023-06-27 £103,628
Flat 4 148 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£105,0002023-03-16 £100,921
144 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Other, an established residential building 		£38,5002021-12-22 £39,172
176 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£265,0002021-09-10 £282,949
176 High Town Road, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£191,0002021-09-10 £203,937

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road, LU2 0JS 		796 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road, LU1 1RB 		1,600 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street, LU1 5EA 		1,702 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Grasmere Nursery School
Icknield Way, LU3 2BT 		4,107 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Gill Blowers Nursery School
1 Mossdale Court, Teesdale LU4 9JL 		5,066 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 		121 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Wenlock CofE Junior School
Beaconsfield Road, LU2 0RW 		1,212 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Crawley Green Infant School
Beaconsfield, LU2 0RW 		1,274 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4River Bank Primary School
Bath Road, LU3 1ES 		1,357 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ramridge Primary School
Turners Road North, LU2 9AH 		1,437 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 		1,286 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedStopsley High School
St Thomas's Road, LU2 7UX 		1,783 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedChiltern Academy
Gipsy Lane, LU1 3GF 		1,842 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queen Elizabeth School
Crawley Green Road, LU2 9AG 		2,064 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Icknield High School
Riddy Lane, LU3 2AH 		2,876 yd Academy converter 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 		1,910 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, 		324 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Richmond Hill School
Sunridge Avenue, LU2 7JL 		467 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLuton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy
15 Church Street, LU1 3JE 		1,010 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Bedfordshire
Park Square, LU1 3JU 		1,123 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 		1,320 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
Luton Irish Forum LtdKathleen Connolly House, 102 Hitchin Road197 yd
Orange Crocodile82 High Town Road276 yd
Lagoa Cafe Bistro17 High Town Road439 yd
Vault Lounge Dudubar19-21 High Town Road439 yd
Top It Off48a High Town Road445 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Gardeners CallThe Gardeners Call, 151 High Town Road76 yd
High Town ClubHigh Town Social Club, 25 Oxen Road149 yd
Painters ArmsThe Painters Arms, 79 High Town Road439 yd
The Bricklayers ArmsThe Bricklayers Arms, 16-18 High Town Road556 yd
Luton Co-operative Sports & Social ClubLuton Co Operative Sports Club, Stockingstone Road731 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Medi Kitchen Lebanese Ltd86 High Town Road276 yd
Baba Lal peri peri chicken and pizza ltd94-96 High Town Road276 yd
Peking House21 Havelock Road297 yd
Cemils Kebab74 High Town Road338 yd
Grill hot & spicy Piri Piri ltd25 Hitchin Road424 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
LUTONSTAR SUPERMARKET LTD248 North Street121 yd
Farmfoods Ltd54 The Mall1,015 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
House Of Champions (Closed)
Unit 11 Unit 11 Oxen Road 		health and fitness suite158 yd
Beds Fitness Academy (Closed)
16-18 16-18 Taylor Street 		222 yd
Hightown Community Sport And Arts Centre
HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE CONCORDE STREET 		229 yd
Bells Close Recreation Ground
NORTH STREET 		grass pitches270 yd
La Phyzz (Closed)
16-18 16-18 Taylor Street 		health and fitness suite284 yd
Adventure Playground (Closed)
Brooms Road 		grass pitches534 yd
High Town Recreation Centre (Closed)
Recreation Drill Hall 34-38 Recreation Drill Hall 34-38 Old Bedford Road 		health and fitness suite694 yd
Steps Fitness Centre (Closed)
114-134 114-134 Midland Road 		health and fitness suite699 yd
Luton Indoor Bowls Club
Co-Operative Sports Ground Co-Operative Sports Ground Stockingstone Road 		indoor bowls782 yd
Power Craft Gym (Closed)
Guildford Street 		health and fitness suite812 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 90.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 90.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 90.6%

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 speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed121.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.5 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, 678 crimes were reported near High Town Road . Only 14% 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 0DL.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 678
Violence And Sexual Offences 253
Anti Social Behaviour 132
Vehicle Crime 64
Criminal Damage And Arson 48
Public Order 40
Burglary 39
Other Theft 37
Drugs 23
Robbery 15
Other Crime 9
Possession Of Weapons 8
Bicycle Theft 6
Theft From The Person 4

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Falks Hill411 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near North Street307 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hart Lane512 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near William Street510 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Crescent Rise428 yd
2023-12Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Crescent Rise428 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Burr Street430 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Kite Way89 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Oxen Road158 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near High Town Road71 yd

Employment

LU2 0DL 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 0DL 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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