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

Nearby postcodes are: LU2 7PD, LU2 7PX, LU2 7QA, LU2 7PH, LU2 7QF, LU2 7QB, LU2 7RH, LU3 1DE, LU2 7PQ.

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 7PF

Average Price
£278,709
Semi-Detached
£341,023
Terraced
£293,038
Detached
£379,942
Flats/Maisonettes
£121,567
Other
no sales

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
83A Old Bedford Road, Luton, Luton
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£71,5002022-03-24 £71,221
95 Old Bedford Road, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£335,0002019-11-08 £393,426
103 Old Bedford Road, Luton, Luton
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£325,0002019-04-03 £387,221
107 Old Bedford Road, Luton, Luton
Detached, an established residential building 		£360,0002016-10-06 £448,661
99 Old Bedford Road, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£125,0002016-04-01 £162,812

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road, LU1 1RB 		1,200 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road, LU2 0JS 		1,459 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street, LU1 5EA 		1,519 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Grasmere Nursery School
Icknield Way, LU3 2BT 		3,878 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Gill Blowers Nursery School
1 Mossdale Court, Teesdale LU4 9JL 		4,377 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 		724 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4River Bank Primary School
Bath Road, LU3 1ES 		888 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dallow Primary School
Dallow Road, LU1 1LZ 		933 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Beech Hill Community Primary School
Dunstable Road, LU4 8BW 		938 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Denbigh Primary School
Denbigh Road, LU3 1NS 		1,379 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 		651 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedStopsley High School
St Thomas's Road, LU2 7UX 		2,078 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedChiltern Academy
Gipsy Lane, LU1 3GF 		2,245 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Stockwood Park Academy
Rotheram Avenue, LU1 5PP 		2,410 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Icknield High School
Riddy Lane, LU3 2AH 		2,605 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 		1,933 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 		565 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedOlive Tree Primary School
116 Bury Park Road (first floor), Luton LU1 1HE 		618 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Richmond Hill School
Sunridge Avenue, LU2 7JL 		783 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWindmill Hill School
York Street, 		931 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedMehria Primary School
23 Westbourne Road, Luton LU4 8JD 		985 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 Road280 yd
Victoria's Kitchen7 Dudley Street427 yd
Koala39-41 New Bedford Road466 yd
Subway45 New Bedford Road466 yd
Al-Quds27 New Bedford Road466 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Greenhouse23 Crawley Road449 yd
Painters ArmsThe Painters Arms, 79 High Town Road539 yd
The Bricklayers ArmsThe Bricklayers Arms, 16-18 High Town Road562 yd
The White HouseThe Galaxy Centre, Bridge Street604 yd
The Hat Factory (Culture Trust Luton)The Hat Factory, 65-67 Bute Street714 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lemon Crispy Chicken and Pizza22 Old Bedford Road334 yd
La Mama Shawarma&Grill56 New Bedford Road428 yd
Domino's PizzaShop 4, Crystal House, New Bedford Road434 yd
Jasmyne’s takeaway39 Mill Street437 yd
Best Kebab96 Midland Road440 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Lidl Great Britain LimitedLidl Food Store, Francis Street492 yd
Sainsbury'sJ Sainsbury Plc, West Side Centre, Dunstable Road635 yd
LUTONSTAR SUPERMARKET LTD248 North Street746 yd
Farmfoods Ltd54 The Mall1,048 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 suite302 yd
Steps Fitness Centre (Closed)
114-134 114-134 Midland Road 		health and fitness suite436 yd
The Gym (Luton)
The Galaxy The Galaxy Bridge Street 		health and fitness suite561 yd
Bells Close Recreation Ground
NORTH STREET 		grass pitches572 yd
Waves Health & Leisure Club (Strathmore) (Closed)
The Mall 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool686 yd
Bodylines (Closed)
6-8 6-8 Gordon Street 		health and fitness suite700 yd
All Womens Gym (Closed)
Guildford Street 		health and fitness suite703 yd
Beds Fitness Academy (Closed)
16-18 16-18 Taylor Street 		722 yd
La Phyzz (Closed)
16-18 16-18 Taylor Street 		health and fitness suite722 yd
Hightown Community Sport And Arts Centre
HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE CONCORDE STREET 		762 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 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/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 speed134.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Old Bedford Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1138 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 7PF.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1138
Violence And Sexual Offences 352
Anti Social Behaviour 242
Vehicle Crime 132
Public Order 85
Other Theft 73
Criminal Damage And Arson 72
Burglary 52
Drugs 41
Robbery 23
Other Crime 17
Shoplifting 15
Possession Of Weapons 12
Theft From The Person 12
Bicycle Theft 10

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket482 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near The Larches70 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Moorland Gardens124 yd
2023-12RobberyInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Moorland Gardens124 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Moorland Gardens124 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near The Larches70 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near The Larches70 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near The Larches70 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dudley Street279 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Hillside Road336 yd

Employment

LU2 7PF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% 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.

LU2 7PF area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee84
Part-Time Employee29
Self-Employed26
Looking after home or family17
Retired14
Unemployed11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)9
Student (economically inactive)6
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Other4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles35
Education28
Transport and storage22
Administrative and support service activities14
Manufacturing11
Construction10
Accommodation and food service activities10
Human health and social work activities8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Information and communication5
Other4
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Financial and insurance activities3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female149
Male138

Partnership Status

Single89
Married: Opposite sex77
Married: Same sex2
Separated8
Divorced24
Widowed5

Health

Very good health152
Good health99
Fair health25
Bad health6
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications40
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 14
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 25
Apprenticeship10
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 28
Degree or Similar 75
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi8
Chinese4
Indian14
Pakistani24
Other Asian12
Black African35
Black Caribbean4
Other Black6
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and Caribbean8
Mixed Other6
White151
Roma7
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom115
European Union90
Rest of Europe16
Africa32
Middle East and Asia25
The Americas and the Caribbean8
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK115
10+ Years59
5-10 Years48
2-5 Years37
Less than 2 years27

Passport Held

United Kingdom123
Ireland2
France2
Italy12
Spain3
Lithuania1
Poland24
Romania42
Other EU countries16
Other Europe7
Central and Western Africa14
South and Eastern Africa3
South-East Asia3
Central and South America5
Oceania1
No passport held26

Religion

No religion39
Christian133
Buddhist9
Hindu5
Muslim68
Sikh8
Not answered22
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