Old Bedford Road is in Luton and in Luton district. LU2 7PD 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 Old Bedford Road, Luton, LU2 7PD and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LU2 7PF, LU2 7RH, LU2 7QA, LU2 7PH, LU2 7PX, LU2 7QZ, LU2 7PQ, LU2 7QF, LU2 7QB.

Old Bedford Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Old Bedford Road are based on 485 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 7PD

Average Price
£230,300
Semi-Detached
£385,732
Terraced
£279,308
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£124,719
Other
£4,070

Estimated Average Property Prices for Old Bedford Road

Average Price
£594,107
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Old Bedford Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
82 Old Bedford Road, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£260,0002023-07-19 £258,717
112 Old Bedford Road, Luton, Luton
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£438,0002022-07-25 £435,662
120 Old Bedford Road, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£239,0002022-06-01 £233,924
72 Old Bedford Road, Luton, Luton
Other, an established residential building 		£4,0002021-12-22 £4,070
100 Old Bedford Road, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£280,0002021-06-30 £306,925

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road, LU1 1RB 		1,207 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road, LU2 0JS 		1,418 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street, LU1 5EA 		1,514 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Grasmere Nursery School
Icknield Way, LU3 2BT 		3,890 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Gill Blowers Nursery School
1 Mossdale Court, Teesdale LU4 9JL 		4,414 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 		682 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4River Bank Primary School
Bath Road, LU3 1ES 		905 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dallow Primary School
Dallow Road, LU1 1LZ 		961 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Beech Hill Community Primary School
Dunstable Road, LU4 8BW 		980 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Denbigh Primary School
Denbigh Road, LU3 1NS 		1,415 yd Community school No 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 		678 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedStopsley High School
St Thomas's Road, LU2 7UX 		2,059 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedChiltern Academy
Gipsy Lane, LU1 3GF 		2,216 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Stockwood Park Academy
Rotheram Avenue, LU1 5PP 		2,428 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Icknield High School
Riddy Lane, LU3 2AH 		2,617 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 		1,927 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedBury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)
82 - 86 Dunstable Road, LU1 1EH 		599 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedOlive Tree Primary School
116 Bury Park Road (first floor), Luton LU1 1HE 		660 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Richmond Hill School
Sunridge Avenue, LU2 7JL 		751 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWindmill Hill School
York Street, 		890 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedMehria Primary School
23 Westbourne Road, Luton LU4 8JD 		1,027 yd Other independent school No 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
Hope Church Open House LoungePolish Club, Villa Road273 yd
Victoria's Kitchen7 Dudley Street399 yd
Koala39-41 New Bedford Road472 yd
Subway45 New Bedford Road472 yd
Al-Quds27 New Bedford Road472 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Greenhouse23 Crawley Road475 yd
Painters ArmsThe Painters Arms, 79 High Town Road500 yd
The Bricklayers ArmsThe Bricklayers Arms, 16-18 High Town Road529 yd
The White HouseThe Galaxy Centre, Bridge Street602 yd
The Hat Factory (Culture Trust Luton)The Hat Factory, 65-67 Bute Street692 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lemon Crispy Chicken and Pizza22 Old Bedford Road317 yd
Best Kebab96 Midland Road419 yd
La Mama Shawarma&Grill56 New Bedford Road430 yd
Jasmyne’s takeaway39 Mill Street437 yd
The Burger Box21 Mill Street440 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lidl Great Britain LimitedLidl Food Store, Francis Street522 yd
Sainsbury'sJ Sainsbury Plc, West Side Centre, Dunstable Road667 yd
LUTONSTAR SUPERMARKET LTD248 North Street704 yd
Farmfoods Ltd54 The Mall1,027 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
High Town Recreation Centre (Closed)
Recreation Drill Hall 34-38 Recreation Drill Hall 34-38 Old Bedford Road 		health and fitness suite278 yd
Steps Fitness Centre (Closed)
114-134 114-134 Midland Road 		health and fitness suite413 yd
Bells Close Recreation Ground
NORTH STREET 		grass pitches531 yd
The Gym (Luton)
The Galaxy The Galaxy Bridge Street 		health and fitness suite553 yd
Waves Health & Leisure Club (Strathmore) (Closed)
The Mall 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool674 yd
Beds Fitness Academy (Closed)
16-18 16-18 Taylor Street 		680 yd
La Phyzz (Closed)
16-18 16-18 Taylor Street 		health and fitness suite681 yd
All Womens Gym (Closed)
Guildford Street 		health and fitness suite685 yd
Bodylines (Closed)
6-8 6-8 Gordon Street 		health and fitness suite696 yd
Hightown Community Sport And Arts Centre
HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE CONCORDE STREET 		721 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 94.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 94.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 91.1%

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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed155.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed49.29 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Old Bedford Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1106 crimes were reported near Old Bedford Road . Only 7% 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 7PD.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1106
Violence And Sexual Offences 344
Anti Social Behaviour 237
Vehicle Crime 126
Public Order 85
Criminal Damage And Arson 72
Other Theft 67
Burglary 49
Drugs 42
Robbery 22
Shoplifting 15
Other Crime 14
Theft From The Person 12
Possession Of Weapons 11
Bicycle Theft 10

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LU2 7PD.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Hillside Road378 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Arncliffe Crescent220 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near The Larches112 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Reginald Street207 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area426 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Cromwell Road365 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near North Street463 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area436 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near North Street463 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Hillside Road378 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LU2 7PD 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 Employee173
Looking after home or family47
Self-Employed45
Part-Time Employee28
Student (economically inactive)25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)20
Other16
Unemployed15
Long-Term Sick or disabled13
Retired11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles38
Administrative and support service activities27
Transport and storage25
Manufacturing20
Construction19
Accommodation and food service activities17
Human health and social work activities15
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Education13
Financial and insurance activities11
Information and communication8
Other6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Real estate activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female228
Male279

Partnership Status

Single190
Married: Opposite sex156
Separated15
Divorced28
Widowed5

Health

Very good health310
Good health152
Fair health30
Bad health13
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications96
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 37
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
Apprenticeship36
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 41
Degree or Similar 133
Other21

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi17
Chinese2
Indian26
Pakistani23
Other Asian4
Black African28
Black Caribbean18
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African5
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other4
White327
Gypsy or Irish Traveller3
Roma10
Arab8
Other28

Country of Birth

United Kingdom125
European Union277
Rest of Europe17
Africa24
Middle East and Asia49
The Americas and the Caribbean15

Length of Residence

Born in the UK125
10+ Years83
5-10 Years95
2-5 Years92
Less than 2 years112

Passport Held

United Kingdom116
Ireland5
France1
Italy22
Portugal3
Spain8
Lithuania9
Poland92
Romania89
Other EU countries34
Other Europe8
Central and Western Africa12
South and Eastern Africa1
Southern Asia62
North America and the Caribbean7
No passport held40

Religion

No religion70
Christian330
Buddhist1
Hindu5
Muslim65
Sikh12
Not answered22
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