Charles Street is in Luton and in Luton district. LU2 0EB 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 Charles Street, Luton, LU2 0EB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LU2 0EY, LU2 0EW, LU2 0BX, LU2 0HA, LU2 0DL, LU2 0EA, LU2 0HY, LU2 0NF, LU2 0EZ.

Charles Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Charles Street are based on 14 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 0EB

Average Price
£198,199
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£205,376
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£155,134
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Charles Street

Average Price
£198,199
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Charles Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
24 Charles Street, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£153,0002019-01-04 £175,238
26 Charles Street, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£148,0002017-07-07 £170,065
24 Charles Street, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£101,0002013-10-11 £180,958
26 Charles Street, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£113,0002007-07-30 £190,662
30 Charles Street, Luton, Luton
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£100,0002006-03-31 £151,838

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road, LU2 0JS 		711 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road, LU1 1RB 		1,496 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street, LU1 5EA 		1,578 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Grasmere Nursery School
Icknield Way, LU3 2BT 		4,225 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Gill Blowers Nursery School
1 Mossdale Court, Teesdale LU4 9JL 		5,120 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 		93 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Wenlock CofE Junior School
Beaconsfield Road, LU2 0RW 		1,167 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Crawley Green Infant School
Beaconsfield, LU2 0RW 		1,228 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4River Bank Primary School
Bath Road, LU3 1ES 		1,434 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ramridge Primary School
Turners Road North, LU2 9AH 		1,524 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 		1,335 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedChiltern Academy
Gipsy Lane, LU1 3GF 		1,722 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedStopsley High School
St Thomas's Road, LU2 7UX 		1,916 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queen Elizabeth School
Crawley Green Road, LU2 9AG 		2,110 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Stockwood Park Academy
Rotheram Avenue, LU1 5PP 		2,790 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 		2,038 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, 		200 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Richmond Hill School
Sunridge Avenue, LU2 7JL 		590 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLuton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy
15 Church Street, LU1 3JE 		877 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Bedfordshire
Park Square, LU1 3JU 		990 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 		1,282 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 Road192 yd
Orange Crocodile82 High Town Road208 yd
Top It Off48a High Town Road358 yd
Lagoa Cafe Bistro17 High Town Road359 yd
Vault Lounge Dudubar19-21 High Town Road359 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Gardeners CallThe Gardeners Call, 151 High Town Road134 yd
High Town ClubHigh Town Social Club, 25 Oxen Road205 yd
Painters ArmsThe Painters Arms, 79 High Town Road359 yd
The Bricklayers ArmsThe Bricklayers Arms, 16-18 High Town Road462 yd
Wheelwrights ArmsWheelwrights Arms, 34 Guildford Street674 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Medi Kitchen Lebanese Ltd86 High Town Road208 yd
Baba Lal peri peri chicken and pizza ltd94-96 High Town Road208 yd
Peking House21 Havelock Road249 yd
Cemils Kebab74 High Town Road262 yd
Grill hot & spicy Piri Piri ltd25 Hitchin Road294 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
LUTONSTAR SUPERMARKET LTD248 North Street238 yd
Farmfoods Ltd54 The Mall887 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd51-61 Park Street1,008 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Hightown Community Sport And Arts Centre
HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE CONCORDE STREET 		105 yd
Beds Fitness Academy (Closed)
16-18 16-18 Taylor Street 		116 yd
La Phyzz (Closed)
16-18 16-18 Taylor Street 		health and fitness suite168 yd
House Of Champions (Closed)
Unit 11 Unit 11 Oxen Road 		health and fitness suite238 yd
Bells Close Recreation Ground
NORTH STREET 		grass pitches333 yd
Adventure Playground (Closed)
Brooms Road 		grass pitches441 yd
Steps Fitness Centre (Closed)
114-134 114-134 Midland Road 		health and fitness suite625 yd
High Town Recreation Centre (Closed)
Recreation Drill Hall 34-38 Recreation Drill Hall 34-38 Old Bedford Road 		health and fitness suite643 yd
Power Craft Gym (Closed)
Guildford Street 		health and fitness suite696 yd
All Womens Gym (Closed)
Guildford Street 		health and fitness suite754 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 91.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 86.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 86.5%

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 speed80 Mbit/s
Average download speed151.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed19.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Charles Street dangerous?

In 2023, 922 crimes were reported near Charles Street . Only 9% 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 0EB.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 922
Violence And Sexual Offences 320
Anti Social Behaviour 145
Vehicle Crime 82
Criminal Damage And Arson 69
Other Theft 68
Public Order 65
Drugs 47
Burglary 46
Bicycle Theft 20
Robbery 20
Possession Of Weapons 19
Theft From The Person 10
Other Crime 9
Shoplifting 2

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near High Town Road122 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Burr Street324 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Hart Hill Lane433 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Moulton Rise468 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Moulton Rise468 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Treetop Close353 yd
2023-12Public orderUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Treetop Close353 yd
2023-12RobberyUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Alice Court309 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Alice Court309 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Haddon Road421 yd

Employment

LU2 0EB area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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 0EB 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 Employee113
Part-Time Employee40
Self-Employed29
Looking after home or family23
Retired22
Long-Term Sick or disabled20
Other17
Student (economically inactive)17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)16
Unemployed12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles37
Education19
Human health and social work activities16
Transport and storage12
Construction11
Accommodation and food service activities11
Administrative and support service activities10
Information and communication8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security7
Other7
Manufacturing7
Professional, scientific and technical activities7
Financial and insurance activities5
Real estate activities5
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female191
Male218

Partnership Status

Single169
Married: Opposite sex88
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated10
Divorced29
Widowed9

Health

Very good health198
Good health152
Fair health38
Bad health13
Very bad health8

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications66
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 37
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 45
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 34
Degree or Similar 100
Other14

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi37
Chinese2
Indian6
Pakistani22
Other Asian3
Black African29
Black Caribbean31
Other Black11
Mixed White and Asian7
Mixed White and African5
Mixed White and Caribbean9
Mixed Other1
White221
Gypsy or Irish Traveller3
Roma2
Arab6
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom215
European Union111
Rest of Europe10
Africa23
Middle East and Asia36
The Americas and the Caribbean15

Length of Residence

Born in the UK215
10+ Years83
5-10 Years55
2-5 Years36
Less than 2 years21

Passport Held

United Kingdom222
Ireland10
France2
Germany4
Italy2
Spain2
Lithuania2
Poland41
Romania44
Other EU countries35
Other Europe1
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa9
South and Eastern Africa4
Middle East1
Southern Asia12
Central and South America2
No passport held19

Religion

No religion84
Christian210
Buddhist3
Jewish1
Muslim87
Not answered24
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