Wardown Crescent, Luton, LU2 7JU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LU2 7JU, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.2% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.2%	52.2%	1.0%	51.0%	1.2%
Male	48.8%	47.8%	-1.0%	49.0%	-1.2%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate vicinity of LU2 7JU there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 52.5% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	33.4%	37.9%	4.5%	37.9%	0.0%
Married: Opposite sex	56.6%	52.5%	-4.1%	44.2%	8.3%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.4%	0.5%	-1.9%	2.2%	-1.7%
Divorced	3.8%	3.7%	-0.1%	9.1%	-5.4%
Widowed	3.2%	5.3%	2.1%	6.1%	-0.8%

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	50.2%	50.9%	0.7%	48.4%	2.5%
Good health	34.1%	33.8%	-0.3%	33.6%	0.2%
Fair health	12.2%	12.3%	0.1%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	3.3%	2.6%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.8%

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	18.9%	13.5%	-5.4%	18.2%	-4.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.5%	9.8%	-0.7%	9.6%	0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.4%	12.2%	-7.2%	13.4%	-1.2%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	4.2%	1.8%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.3%	17.2%	5.9%	16.9%	0.3%
Degree or Similar	27.8%	40.8%	13.0%	33.8%	7.0%
Other	9.7%	2.1%	-7.6%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47% 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	5.6%	9.3%	3.7%	1.1%	8.2%
Chinese	2.3%	2%	-0.3%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	3.7%	4.5%	0.8%	3.1%	1.4%
Pakistani	6%	16.4%	10.4%	2.7%	13.7%
Other Asian	5.2%	2%	-3.2%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	2.9%	5.1%	2.2%	2.5%	2.6%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	3.6%	0.5%	1.0%	2.6%
Other Black	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.6%	0.8%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	1.7%	4.3%	2.6%	0.8%	3.5%
White	62.6%	47%	-15.6%	81.4%	-34.4%
Arab	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	2.7%	0.4%	-2.3%	1.6%	-1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.3% 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	74.8%	66.3%	-8.5%	83.2%	-16.9%
European Union	6%	8.9%	2.9%	6.1%	2.8%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	2.8%	2.2%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	2.7%	4.4%	1.7%	2.7%	1.7%
Middle East and Asia	13.4%	14.5%	1.1%	5.6%	8.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	1.3%	1.5%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.6%	66.1%	-8.5%	83.2%	-17.1%
10+ Years	3.1%	24.8%	21.7%	9.8%	15.0%
5-10 Years	3.9%	4.8%	0.9%	2.9%	1.9%
2-5 Years	5.4%	3.2%	-2.2%	2.2%	1.0%
Less than 2 years	13%	1%	-12.0%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.2%	76.7%	4.5%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.3%	37.2%	-18.9%
Christian	42.5%	46.2%	-3.7%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Muslim	31.4%	6.5%	24.9%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Wardown Crescent Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wardown Crescent was 39.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 58.7% lower than the High Town average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wardown Crescent has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town and the 175th lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 16.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -63.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 64% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,800

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in LU2 7JU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 6/10 (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) - 5/10 (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 Wardown Crescent are based on 216 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 Wardown Crescent, Luton, LU2 7JU

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU2 7JU

Average Price
£401,424

Semi-Detached
£401,424

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wardown Crescent

Average Price
£421,149

Semi-Detached
£416,261

Terraced
£393,561

Detached
£502,110

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wardown CrescentStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
141 Wardown Crescent, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£353,000	2022-01-28	£371,559
127 Wardown Crescent, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£375,000	2021-09-28	£420,824
117 Wardown Crescent, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£335,000	2020-11-04	£400,161
113 Wardown Crescent, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£355,000	2019-05-03	£434,951
137 Wardown Crescent, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£260,000	2017-12-01	£310,203

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU2 7JU

Employment

LU2 7JU area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	143
Retired	57
Self-Employed	49
Part-Time Employee	30
Looking after home or family	28
Student (economically inactive)	22
Other	15
Unemployed	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Education	25
Human health and social work activities	22
Manufacturing	20
Transport and storage	18
Other	18
Construction	18
Administrative and support service activities	17
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Financial and insurance activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Information and communication	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	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	1,985 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	2,410 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School Russell Street , LU1 5EA	3out of 4	2,688 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	4out of 4	2,888 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Gill Blowers Nursery School 1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL	2out of 4	4,218 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
River Bank Primary School Bath Road , LU3 1ES	2out of 4	703 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
William Austin Infant School Culverhouse Road , LU3 1PZ	3out of 4	1,205 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bushmead Primary School Bushmead Road , LU2 7EU	3out of 4	1,229 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
William Austin Junior School Austin Road , LU3 1UA	3out of 4	1,240 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's Primary School Wenlock Street , LU2 0NJ	2out of 4	1,268 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stopsley High School St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX	- not rated	938 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	959 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Icknield High School Riddy Lane , LU3 2AH	3out of 4	1,675 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth School Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG	3out of 4	2,525 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Putteridge High School Putteridge Road , LU2 8HJ	3out of 4	2,780 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	734 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Richmond Hill School Sunridge Avenue , LU2 7JL	4out of 4	752 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Active Support Education Centre Unit 1 Britannia Estates , Leagrave Road LU3 1RJ	- not rated	1,515 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Windmill Hill School York Street ,	- not rated	1,540 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Olive Tree Primary School 116 Bury Park Road (first floor) , Luton LU1 1HE	- not rated	1,553 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lady Zia Wernher School Ashcroft Road , Stopsley LU2 9AY	4out of 4	1,559 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	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
Denbigh High School	Denbigh High School, Alexandra Avenue		945 yd
Baltistan Ltd	317 Hitchin Road		1,089 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Luton Co-operative Sports & Social Club	Luton Co Operative Sports Club, Stockingstone Road	690 yd
Luton Indoor Bowls Club	Luton Indoor Bowling Club, 50 Stockingstone Road	690 yd
Jolly Topers	Jolly Topers, 369 Hitchin Road	975 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fillers Sandwich Bar	93a Stockingstone Road	638 yd
ATZ&H Inn T/A ATZ&H Desserts	135 New Bedford Road	786 yd
Southern Fried Chicken	4 Stockingstone Road	910 yd
Luton Fish Bar	347 Hitchin Road	1,030 yd
Bamboo House	351 Hitchin Road	1,030 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Luton Town And Indians Cricket Club Old Bedford Road	grass pitches	295 yd
Wardown Park NEW BEDFORD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	464 yd
Luton Indoor Bowls Club Co-Operative Sports Ground Co-Operative Sports Ground Stockingstone Road	indoor bowls	696 yd
Wardown Swimming & Leisure Centre (Closed) Bath Road	swimming pool	748 yd
River Bank Primary School BATH ROAD	grass pitches	748 yd
Luton Sixth Form College (Closed) Bradgers Hill Road	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	785 yd
Playfootball Luton Stopsley High School & Community College Stopsley High School & Community College St. Thomas's Road	artificial grass pitch	830 yd
Stopsley High School STOPSLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STOPSLEY HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ST THOMAS'S ROAD	grass pitches	895 yd
Luton Sixth Form College BRADGERS HILL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	941 yd
Denbigh High School ALEXANDRA AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	1,021 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	76.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	143 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU2 7JU