Heron Drive, Luton, LU2 7LZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LU2 7LZ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.8%	51.4%	-2.4%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	46.2%	48.6%	2.4%	49.0%	-0.4%

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	31.2%	37.4%	6.2%	37.9%	-0.5%
Married: Opposite sex	56.6%	48.7%	-7.9%	44.2%	4.5%
Separated	4.5%	2.1%	-2.4%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	4.5%	7.1%	2.6%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	3.2%	4.6%	1.4%	6.1%	-1.5%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.8%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	62%	54.9%	-7.1%	48.4%	6.5%
Good health	30.5%	32.9%	2.4%	33.6%	-0.7%
Fair health	5.1%	9.1%	4.0%	12.7%	-3.6%
Bad health	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.3%

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.

In the area around LU2 7LZ this area, 9.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.6%	9.4%	0.8%	18.2%	-8.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14%	8.1%	-5.9%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	23.1%	13.6%	-9.5%	13.4%	0.2%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	6.4%	3.2%	5.3%	1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.3%	20%	3.7%	16.9%	3.1%
Degree or Similar	29.4%	40%	10.6%	33.8%	6.2%
Other	5.4%	2.6%	-2.8%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56% 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%	8%	8.0%	1.1%	6.9%
Chinese	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	5.8%	5.5%	-0.3%	3.1%	2.4%
Pakistani	4.1%	5.2%	1.1%	2.7%	2.5%
Other Asian	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	1.7%	8.3%	6.6%	2.5%	5.8%
Black Caribbean	2.4%	3.7%	1.3%	1.0%	2.7%
Other Black	1.4%	2.4%	1.0%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	1.8%	-0.9%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.4%
White	75.3%	56%	-19.3%	81.4%	-25.4%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.7%	2.1%	1.4%	1.6%	0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.3% 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	86%	71.3%	-14.7%	83.2%	-11.9%
European Union	4.5%	10.4%	5.9%	6.1%	4.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	2.7%	5.8%	3.1%	2.7%	3.1%
Middle East and Asia	5.5%	8.5%	3.0%	5.6%	2.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	2.4%	1.0%	1.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84.2%	71.1%	-13.1%	83.2%	-12.1%
10+ Years	1%	18.8%	17.8%	9.8%	9.0%
5-10 Years	2.7%	2.4%	-0.3%	2.9%	-0.5%
2-5 Years	4.8%	3%	-1.8%	2.2%	0.8%
Less than 2 years	7.2%	4.6%	-2.6%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.9%	76.7%	-1.8%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Poland	6.7%	1.3%	5.4%
Romania	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
No passport held	5.5%	13.5%	-8.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.1%	37.2%	-16.1%
Christian	52.3%	46.2%	6.1%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Muslim	10.7%	6.5%	4.2%
Sikh	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other religion	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Heron Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Heron Drive was 25.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 45.4% lower than the Barnfield average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Heron Drive has the 17th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Barnfield and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 11.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -38.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in LU2 7LZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 4/10 (below 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 Heron 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 Heron Drive, Luton, LU2 7LZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU2 7LZ

Average Price
£310,754

Semi-Detached
£288,291

Terraced
£260,387

Detached
£493,417

Flats/Maisonettes
£186,419

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Heron Drive

Average Price
£297,409

Semi-Detached
£276,820

Terraced
£271,851

Detached
£491,238

Flats/Maisonettes
£179,048

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Heron DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
38 Heron Drive, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£240,000	2024-03-28	£247,469
32 Heron Drive, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£210,000	2023-02-24	£211,479
17 Heron Drive, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£225,000	2023-02-13	£225,454
1 Heron Drive, Luton, Luton Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	2022-09-22	£444,600
40 Heron Drive, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£278,000	2022-08-23	£277,442

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU2 7LZ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	97
Part-Time Employee	31
Retired	27
Self-Employed	26
Looking after home or family	15
Unemployed	11
Student (economically inactive)	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Other	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Education	21
Manufacturing	20
Construction	16
Transport and storage	13
Information and communication	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	4out of 4	1,613 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hart Hill Nursery School Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS	3out of 4	3,476 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	4,020 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Gill Blowers Nursery School 1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL	2out of 4	4,130 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School Russell Street , LU1 5EA	3out of 4	4,319 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bushmead Primary School Bushmead Road , LU2 7EU	3out of 4	408 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Warden Hill Junior School Birdsfoot Lane , LU3 2DN	3out of 4	1,174 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Warden Hill Infant School Birdsfoot Lane , LU3 2DN	3out of 4	1,199 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Austin Infant School Culverhouse Road , LU3 1PZ	3out of 4	1,475 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Icknield Primary School Birdsfoot Lane , LU3 2JB	3out of 4	1,534 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Icknield High School Riddy Lane , LU3 2AH	3out of 4	1,049 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stopsley High School St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX	- not rated	1,175 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College Warden Hill Road , LU2 7AE	3out of 4	1,610 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	2,390 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Putteridge High School Putteridge Road , LU2 8HJ	3out of 4	2,480 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	898 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lady Zia Wernher School Ashcroft Road , Stopsley LU2 9AY	4out of 4	2,191 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Richmond Hill School Sunridge Avenue , LU2 7JL	4out of 4	2,340 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia 364 - 370 Leagrave Road , LU3 1RF	- not rated	2,564 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Active Support Education Centre Unit 1 Britannia Estates , Leagrave Road LU3 1RJ	- not rated	2,741 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Secondary School Northwell Drive , LU3 3SP	4out of 4	2,741 yd	Community special school	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	Food hygiene rating	Distance
CJ's Cafe	Unit 5 The Parade, Hancock Drive		152 yd
Aramark @ Barnfield College	Barnfield College, New Bedford Road		802 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Hullabaloo Early Years	Stopsley Baptist Church		968 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bushmead Fish Bar	7 The Parade, Hancock Drive	164 yd
CAFE GRILL EXPRESS	5b Riddy Lane	1,020 yd
Riddy Lane Peri Peri	3 Riddy Lane	1,020 yd
Meedou	1 Riddy Lane	1,020 yd
Domino's Pizza	5c Riddy Lane	1,020 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-op	1-3 The Parade, Hancock Drive		163 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bushmead Primary School BUSHMEAD ROAD	grass pitches	435 yd
Luton Sixth Form College BRADGERS HILL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	700 yd
Barnfield College BARNFIELD AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	802 yd
Luton Sixth Form College (Closed) Bradgers Hill Road	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	862 yd
Luton Regional Sports Centre (Closed) St. Thomas's Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,001 yd
Luton Regional Recreation Ground ST. THOMAS'S ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,028 yd
Playfootball Luton Stopsley High School & Community College Stopsley High School & Community College St. Thomas's Road	artificial grass pitch	1,053 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	98.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.9%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	152.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU2 7LZ