William Street, Luton, LU2 7RE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LU2 7RE has a slightly higher male population, with 53% of residents 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	43.6%	47%	3.4%	51.0%	-4.0%
Male	56.4%	53%	-3.4%	49.0%	4.0%

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 7RE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53% 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	59.5%	53%	-6.5%	37.9%	15.1%
Married: Opposite sex	25.1%	30.2%	5.1%	44.2%	-14.0%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.3%	7.4%	4.1%	2.2%	5.2%
Divorced	10.1%	7.2%	-2.9%	9.1%	-1.9%
Widowed	1.5%	2.2%	0.7%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (87.2%) 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	52.3%	51.4%	-0.9%	48.4%	3.0%
Good health	34.3%	35.8%	1.5%	33.6%	2.2%
Fair health	10.5%	8.8%	-1.7%	12.7%	-3.9%
Bad health	2.8%	1.7%	-1.1%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	0%	2.3%	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%

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 7RE this area, 36% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.7%	36%	18.3%	18.2%	17.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	9.1%	-3.8%	9.6%	-0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.7%	6.4%	-6.3%	13.4%	-7.0%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	4.4%	4.1%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.2%	11.1%	-1.1%	16.9%	-5.8%
Degree or Similar	30.4%	26.7%	-3.7%	33.8%	-7.1%
Other	13.9%	6.2%	-7.7%	2.8%	3.4%

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	5.3%	4%	-1.3%	1.1%	2.9%
Chinese	1%	1%	0.0%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	6.7%	6.7%	0.0%	3.1%	3.6%
Pakistani	8.5%	11.6%	3.1%	2.7%	8.9%
Other Asian	2.6%	0.8%	-1.8%	1.6%	-0.8%
Black African	8.3%	6.1%	-2.2%	2.5%	3.6%
Black Caribbean	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	1.0%	0.9%
Other Black	4.5%	0.8%	-3.7%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	2.6%	0%	-2.6%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.9%	1.1%	-2.8%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	50.5%	59.9%	9.4%	81.4%	-21.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	1%	3.4%	2.4%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 33.7% 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	51.9%	33.7%	-18.2%	83.2%	-49.5%
European Union	19.1%	39.2%	20.1%	6.1%	33.1%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	4.4%	2.2%	0.8%	3.6%
Africa	8.7%	5.5%	-3.2%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	16%	16.1%	0.1%	5.6%	10.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	1.1%	-0.9%	1.3%	-0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 33.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 23.8% 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	51.3%	33.5%	-17.8%	83.2%	-49.7%
10+ Years	12.2%	23.8%	11.6%	9.8%	14.0%
5-10 Years	14%	14.3%	0.3%	2.9%	11.4%
2-5 Years	11.8%	16.4%	4.6%	2.2%	14.2%
Less than 2 years	10.8%	12%	1.2%	1.9%	10.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	33.5%	76.7%	-43.2%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	14.1%	1.3%	12.8%
Romania	18.2%	0.9%	17.3%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	4.2%	0.3%	3.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	7.8%	1.2%	6.6%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas Territories	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
No passport held	7.1%	13.5%	-6.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16%	37.2%	-21.2%
Christian	50.7%	46.2%	4.5%
Hindu	4.6%	1.7%	2.9%
Muslim	18.7%	6.5%	12.2%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	8.4%	6.0%	2.4%

Safety

Is William Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around William Street was 76.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 80.5% lower than the Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

William Street has the 15th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Central and the 236th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,700

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in LU2 7RE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 8/10 (high )
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) - 10/10 (very high )
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 William Street are based on 67 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 William Street, Luton, LU2 7RE

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU2 7RE

Average Price
£216,693

Semi-Detached
£183,106

Terraced
£214,471

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£236,820

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for William Street

Average Price
£234,790

Semi-Detached
£214,927

Terraced
£239,551

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£231,855

Other
£106,826

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on William Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 4A William Street, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£206,000	2023-07-07	£212,687
Flat 3, 4A William Street, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2022-01-17	£227,772
9 William Street, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£170,000	2021-09-29	£188,804
9 William Street, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£165,000	2021-07-30	£185,952
4A William Street, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2020-08-14	£262,544

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU2 7RE

Employment

LU2 7RE area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in LU2 7RE 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 Employee	149
Self-Employed	53
Looking after home or family	39
Part-Time Employee	39
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	34
Retired	25
Unemployed	17
Other	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	58
Human health and social work activities	25
Education	23
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Transport and storage	18
Administrative and support service activities	18
Manufacturing	16
Financial and insurance activities	15
Construction	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	6
Information and communication	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
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	1,171 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	1,271 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School Russell Street , LU1 5EA	3out of 4	1,503 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	4out of 4	3,983 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Gill Blowers Nursery School 1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL	2out of 4	4,650 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	419 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
River Bank Primary School Bath Road , LU3 1ES	2out of 4	1,046 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dallow Primary School Dallow Road , LU1 1LZ	3out of 4	1,148 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Beech Hill Community Primary School Dunstable Road , LU4 8BW	2out of 4	1,240 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh Primary School Denbigh Road , LU3 1NS	4out of 4	1,646 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	879 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stopsley High School St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX	- not rated	1,969 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Chiltern Academy Gipsy Lane , LU1 3GF	- not rated	2,035 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Stockwood Park Academy Rotheram Avenue , LU1 5PP	2out of 4	2,540 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth School Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG	3out of 4	2,569 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	1,922 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	589 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Windmill Hill School York Street ,	- not rated	637 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	821 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Olive Tree Primary School 116 Bury Park Road (first floor) , Luton LU1 1HE	- not rated	920 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy 15 Church Street , LU1 3JE	- not rated	1,014 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
Ahh Geek Out Ltd	Shop, 41 High Town Road	284 yd
Lagoa Cafe Bistro	17 High Town Road	284 yd
Vault Lounge Dudubar	19-21 High Town Road	284 yd
Victoria's Kitchen	7 Dudley Street	303 yd
Top It Off	48a High Town Road	311 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Painters Arms	The Painters Arms, 79 High Town Road	284 yd
The Bricklayers Arms	The Bricklayers Arms, 16-18 High Town Road	362 yd
The Gardeners Call	The Gardeners Call, 151 High Town Road	434 yd
The Hat Factory (Culture Trust Luton)	The Hat Factory, 65-67 Bute Street	601 yd
George II	George II, 68-70 Bute Street	610 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Peking House	21 Havelock Road	265 yd
Da Village pizza & chicken ltd	43 High Town Road	284 yd
Pacman Pizza Ltd	53 High Town Road	284 yd
Cemils Kebab	74 High Town Road	298 yd
DonutKings	31 High Town Road	300 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
LUTONSTAR SUPERMARKET LTD	248 North Street	457 yd
Lidl Great Britain Limited	Lidl Food Store, Francis Street	728 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury Plc, West Side Centre, Dunstable Road	880 yd
Farmfoods Ltd	54 The Mall	921 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 suite	255 yd
Bells Close Recreation Ground NORTH STREET	grass pitches	296 yd
Steps Fitness Centre (Closed) 114-134 114-134 Midland Road	health and fitness suite	347 yd
Beds Fitness Academy (Closed) 16-18 16-18 Taylor Street		422 yd
La Phyzz (Closed) 16-18 16-18 Taylor Street	health and fitness suite	431 yd
Hightown Community Sport And Arts Centre HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE HIGH TOWN COMMUNITY CENTRE CONCORDE STREET		464 yd
The Gym (Luton) The Galaxy The Galaxy Bridge Street	health and fitness suite	563 yd
All Womens Gym (Closed) Guildford Street	health and fitness suite	619 yd
Waves Health & Leisure Club (Strathmore) (Closed) The Mall	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	643 yd
Power Craft Gym (Closed) Guildford Street	health and fitness suite	647 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	94.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU2 7RE