Clarendon Road, Luton, LU2 7PJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LU2 7PJ is primarily male, with 55.2% of the population 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	49.9%	44.8%	-5.1%	51.0%	-6.2%
Male	50.1%	55.2%	5.1%	49.0%	6.2%

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 area around LU2 7PJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	46.2%	47.6%	1.4%	37.9%	9.7%
Married: Opposite sex	40.1%	36%	-4.1%	44.2%	-8.2%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	3.2%	3.5%	0.3%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	6.7%	8.6%	1.9%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	3.2%	3.5%	0.3%	6.1%	-2.6%

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	51.1%	46.3%	-4.8%	48.4%	-2.1%
Good health	31.1%	38.7%	7.6%	33.6%	5.1%
Fair health	14.1%	10.6%	-3.5%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	2.9%	3.5%	0.6%	4.0%	-0.5%
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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.5%	19.1%	1.6%	18.2%	0.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.1%	8.1%	-1.0%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	10.5%	-1.2%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	2%	2.7%	0.7%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.6%	12.4%	4.8%	16.9%	-4.5%
Degree or Similar	34.2%	42%	7.8%	33.8%	8.2%
Other	17.8%	5.1%	-12.7%	2.8%	2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.9% 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	1.9%	3.9%	2.0%	1.1%	2.8%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4.9%	6.5%	1.6%	3.1%	3.4%
Pakistani	5.6%	6.3%	0.7%	2.7%	3.6%
Other Asian	5.1%	1.1%	-4.0%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	5.1%	6%	0.9%	2.5%	3.5%
Black Caribbean	3.2%	3.4%	0.2%	1.0%	2.4%
Other Black	2.2%	3%	0.8%	0.5%	2.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	0.8%	0.3%
White	65.2%	59.9%	-5.3%	81.4%	-21.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	2.2%	4.5%	2.3%	1.6%	2.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62%	49.2%	-12.8%	83.2%	-34.0%
European Union	18.5%	32.8%	14.3%	6.1%	26.7%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	3%	2.8%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	8%	5.4%	-2.6%	2.7%	2.7%
Middle East and Asia	9.2%	8.7%	-0.5%	5.6%	3.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	1.3%	-0.4%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 18.1% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.6%	49%	-10.6%	83.2%	-34.2%
10+ Years	3.6%	18.1%	14.5%	9.8%	8.3%
5-10 Years	12.7%	17.9%	5.2%	2.9%	15.0%
2-5 Years	10.2%	10.4%	0.2%	2.2%	8.2%
Less than 2 years	13.9%	4.5%	-9.4%	1.9%	2.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	48.2%	76.7%	-28.5%
Ireland	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Lithuania	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Poland	8.4%	1.3%	7.1%
Romania	12.1%	0.9%	11.2%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	10.2%	13.5%	-3.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.6%	37.2%	-10.6%
Christian	40.3%	46.2%	-5.9%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	4.1%	1.7%	2.4%
Muslim	18.4%	6.5%	11.9%
Sikh	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Clarendon Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Clarendon Road was 140.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.6% higher than the High Town average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Clarendon Road has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town and the 108th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 60.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -26.3%.

🔎 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 7PJ, 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 Clarendon Road are based on 262 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 Clarendon Road, Luton, LU2 7PJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU2 7PJ

Average Price
£281,080

Semi-Detached
£324,953

Terraced
£297,392

Detached
£493,030

Flats/Maisonettes
£140,499

Other
£126,660

Estimated Average Property Prices for Clarendon Road

Average Price
£213,544

Semi-Detached
£356,004

Terraced
£298,283

Detached
£312,715

Flats/Maisonettes
£138,951

Other
£99,508

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Clarendon Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
88 Clarendon Road, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£247,500	2025-02-20	£254,411
94 Clarendon Road, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£305,000	2024-08-16	£313,192
71 Clarendon Road, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2024-04-18	£255,922
79A Clarendon Road, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2024-02-28	£144,696
51 Clarendon Road, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£315,000	2024-02-16	£329,483

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU2 7PJ

Employment

LU2 7PJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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	157
Self-Employed	63
Retired	42
Part-Time Employee	36
Unemployed	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Looking after home or family	15
Other	13
Student (economically inactive)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	46
Manufacturing	28
Human health and social work activities	25
Education	24
Transport and storage	23
Other	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Construction	14
Administrative and support service activities	11
Information and communication	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Real estate activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2

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	1,315 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	1,467 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School Russell Street , LU1 5EA	3out of 4	1,723 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	4out of 4	3,757 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Gill Blowers Nursery School 1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL	2out of 4	4,510 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Matthew's Primary School Wenlock Street , LU2 0NJ	2out of 4	516 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
River Bank Primary School Bath Road , LU3 1ES	2out of 4	846 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Beech Hill Community Primary School Dunstable Road , LU4 8BW	2out of 4	1,237 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dallow Primary School Dallow Road , LU1 1LZ	3out of 4	1,266 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh Primary School Denbigh Road , LU3 1NS	4out of 4	1,510 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	726 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stopsley High School St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX	- not rated	1,775 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Chiltern Academy Gipsy Lane , LU1 3GF	- not rated	2,240 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Icknield High School Riddy Lane , LU3 2AH	3out of 4	2,494 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth School Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG	3out of 4	2,559 yd	Foundation school	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	1,698 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	447 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Windmill Hill School York Street ,	- not rated	782 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) 82 - 86 Dunstable Road , LU1 1EH	- not rated	901 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Olive Tree Primary School 116 Bury Park Road (first floor) , Luton LU1 1HE	- not rated	922 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy 15 Church Street , LU1 3JE	- not rated	1,237 yd	Other independent 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	Distance
Orange Crocodile	82 High Town Road	475 yd
Lagoa Cafe Bistro	17 High Town Road	496 yd
Vault Lounge Dudubar	19-21 High Town Road	496 yd
Ahh Geek Out Ltd	Shop, 41 High Town Road	498 yd
Hope Church Open House Lounge	Polish Club, Villa Road	523 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Painters Arms	The Painters Arms, 79 High Town Road	496 yd
The Gardeners Call	The Gardeners Call, 151 High Town Road	500 yd
The Bricklayers Arms	The Bricklayers Arms, 16-18 High Town Road	588 yd
High Town Club	High Town Social Club, 25 Oxen Road	709 yd
The Greenhouse	23 Crawley Road	779 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Peking House	21 Havelock Road	423 yd
Baba Lal peri peri chicken and pizza ltd	94-96 High Town Road	475 yd
Medi Kitchen Lebanese Ltd	86 High Town Road	475 yd
Cemils Kebab	74 High Town Road	480 yd
Da Village pizza & chicken ltd	43 High Town Road	496 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
LUTONSTAR SUPERMARKET LTD	248 North Street	469 yd
Lidl Great Britain Limited	Lidl Food Store, Francis Street	827 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury Plc, West Side Centre, Dunstable Road	971 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bells Close Recreation Ground NORTH STREET	grass pitches	296 yd
High Town Recreation Centre (Closed) Recreation Drill Hall 34-38 Recreation Drill Hall 34-38 Old Bedford Road	health and fitness suite	456 yd
Beds Fitness Academy (Closed) 16-18 16-18 Taylor Street		564 yd
Steps Fitness Centre (Closed) 114-134 114-134 Midland Road	health and fitness suite	567 yd
La Phyzz (Closed) 16-18 16-18 Taylor Street	health and fitness suite	593 yd
Hightown Community Sport And Arts Centre HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE CONCORDE STREET		607 yd
House Of Champions (Closed) Unit 11 Unit 11 Oxen Road	health and fitness suite	703 yd
The Gym (Luton) The Galaxy The Galaxy Bridge Street	health and fitness suite	770 yd
All Womens Gym (Closed) Guildford Street	health and fitness suite	845 yd
Denbigh High School ALEXANDRA AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	861 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	98.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.6%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	114.5 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	15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU2 7PJ