Buchanan Drive, Luton, LU2 0SA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LU2 0SA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	51.4%	49.6%	-1.8%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	48.6%	50.4%	1.8%	49.0%	1.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.1%	41.5%	6.4%	37.9%	3.6%
Married: Opposite sex	50.6%	43.7%	-6.9%	44.2%	-0.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	3.8%	2.8%	-1.0%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	5.4%	8.4%	3.0%	9.1%	-0.7%
Widowed	5%	3.1%	-1.9%	6.1%	-3.0%

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	42.8%	48.9%	6.1%	48.4%	0.5%
Good health	38.9%	35.6%	-3.3%	33.6%	2.0%
Fair health	13.2%	12.6%	-0.6%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	3.9%	2.6%	-1.3%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.2%	-1.1%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	23.8%	24%	0.2%	18.2%	5.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.5%	8.2%	-7.3%	9.6%	-1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.6%	11.4%	-1.2%	13.4%	-2.0%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	4.4%	1.1%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.8%	12.6%	3.8%	16.9%	-4.3%
Degree or Similar	25.1%	37.5%	12.4%	33.8%	3.7%
Other	10.9%	1.9%	-9.0%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45% 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	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	3.2%	6.9%	3.7%	3.1%	3.8%
Pakistani	8%	12.3%	4.3%	2.7%	9.6%
Other Asian	6.8%	12.1%	5.3%	1.6%	10.5%
Black African	6.1%	5.5%	-0.6%	2.5%	3.0%
Black Caribbean	6.1%	4%	-2.1%	1.0%	3.0%
Other Black	3.2%	0.2%	-3.0%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.9%	2.1%	-1.8%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	0.8%	1.3%
White	58.8%	45%	-13.8%	81.4%	-36.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0.3%	4.5%	4.2%	1.6%	2.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.7% 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	74.6%	60.7%	-13.9%	83.2%	-22.5%
European Union	7.4%	17.3%	9.9%	6.1%	11.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	5.8%	5.9%	0.1%	2.7%	3.2%
Middle East and Asia	7.7%	12.2%	4.5%	5.6%	6.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	2.8%	-1.1%	1.3%	1.5%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.3%	60.5%	-11.8%	83.2%	-22.7%
10+ Years	1.9%	21.5%	19.6%	9.8%	11.7%
5-10 Years	3.9%	9.1%	5.2%	2.9%	6.2%
2-5 Years	8%	3.3%	-4.7%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	13.8%	5.6%	-8.2%	1.9%	3.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.3%	76.7%	-12.4%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Poland	6.3%	1.3%	5.0%
Romania	6.3%	0.9%	5.4%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2.8%	1.2%	1.6%
No passport held	8%	13.5%	-5.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.3%	37.2%	-15.9%
Christian	42.9%	46.2%	-3.3%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	4.4%	1.7%	2.7%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	23.9%	6.5%	17.4%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Buchanan Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Buchanan Drive was 42.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 11.2% lower than the Round Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Buchanan Drive has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Round Green and the 196th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 10.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -23.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 50% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,000

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in LU2 0SA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 5/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Buchanan Drive are based on 143 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 Buchanan Drive, Luton, LU2 0SA

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU2 0SA

Average Price
£172,376

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£172,376

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Buchanan Drive

Average Price
£264,325

Semi-Detached
£325,255

Terraced
£285,807

Detached
£390,971

Flats/Maisonettes
£166,333

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Buchanan DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Buchanan Court Buchanan Drive, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2021-01-22	£167,119
4 Buchanan Court Buchanan Drive, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£143,500	2020-06-08	£163,952
8 Buchanan Court Buchanan Drive, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£169,000	2019-04-30	£183,114
9 Buchanan Court Buchanan Drive, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£170,000	2018-09-14	£178,699
5 Buchanan Court Buchanan Drive, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£175,000	2017-07-25	£179,553

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU2 0SA

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	131
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	40
Looking after home or family	29
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	12
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Education	20
Transport and storage	19
Administrative and support service activities	14
Human health and social work activities	12
Construction	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Manufacturing	11
Information and communication	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Other	5
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	723 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School Russell Street , LU1 5EA	3out of 4	2,299 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	2,416 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	4out of 4	4,825 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wenlock CofE Junior School Beaconsfield Road , LU2 0RW	2out of 4	375 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Crawley Green Infant School Beaconsfield , LU2 0RW	4out of 4	406 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ramridge Primary School Turners Road North , LU2 9AH	3out of 4	994 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's Primary School Wenlock Street , LU2 0NJ	2out of 4	1,224 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Someries Junior School Wigmore Lane , LU2 8AH	3out of 4	1,424 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queen Elizabeth School Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG	3out of 4	1,113 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Chiltern Academy Gipsy Lane , LU1 3GF	- not rated	1,603 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stopsley High School St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX	- not rated	2,143 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	2,414 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Putteridge High School Putteridge Road , LU2 8HJ	3out of 4	2,676 yd	Academy converter	No	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	2,563 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Windmill Hill School York Street ,	- not rated	1,066 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Lady Zia Wernher School Ashcroft Road , Stopsley LU2 9AY	4out of 4	1,340 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Richmond Hill School Sunridge Avenue , LU2 7JL	4out of 4	1,445 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy 15 Church Street , LU1 3JE	- not rated	1,512 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Bedfordshire Park Square , LU1 3JU	- not rated	1,560 yd	Higher education institutions	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
H & H Cafe	12 Eaton Green Road	663 yd
Luton Irish Forum Ltd	Kathleen Connolly House, 102 Hitchin Road	960 yd
Baltistan Ltd	317 Hitchin Road	969 yd
The Auction House	Auction House, Crescent Road	1,018 yd
Thomsonfly	Hangar 61, 61 Percival Way	1,021 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Crawley Green Sports And Social Club	Rear Of 311, Crawley Green Road		926 yd
High Town Club	High Town Social Club, 25 Oxen Road		999 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Somerset Southern Fried Chicken	270 Crawley Green Road	168 yd
Wing Shun	40a Hart Lane	560 yd
Xpress Pizza & Grill also T/A Gourmet Grill & Shake	76 Hart Lane	635 yd
New Master chef	76a Hart Lane	635 yd
H&H	12a Eaton Green Road	663 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Stores Ltd	4 Eaton Green Road		663 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Adventure Playground (Closed) Brooms Road	grass pitches	854 yd
House Of Champions (Closed) Unit 11 Unit 11 Oxen Road	health and fitness suite	1,004 yd
Ashcroft High School CRAWLEY GREEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	1,025 yd

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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	172.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU2 0SA