Wigmore Lane, Luton, LU2 8AA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LU2 8AA, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.4% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.2%	52.4%	2.2%	51.0%	1.4%
Male	49.8%	47.6%	-2.2%	49.0%	-1.4%

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 8AA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.3% 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	42%	46.3%	4.3%	37.9%	8.4%
Married: Opposite sex	33%	37.9%	4.9%	44.2%	-6.3%
Separated	5%	1.8%	-3.2%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	9.5%	8.8%	-0.7%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	10.5%	5.3%	-5.2%	6.1%	-0.8%

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	36.5%	42.1%	5.6%	48.4%	-6.3%
Good health	40.6%	36.9%	-3.7%	33.6%	3.3%
Fair health	17.7%	15.9%	-1.8%	12.7%	3.2%
Bad health	3.2%	3.4%	0.2%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	2%	1.7%	-0.3%	1.2%	0.5%

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	30.5%	25.4%	-5.1%	18.2%	7.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.5%	9.6%	-5.9%	9.6%	0.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15%	12.7%	-2.3%	13.4%	-0.7%
Apprenticeship	5%	6.1%	1.1%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	12.3%	2.3%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	19%	28.5%	9.5%	33.8%	-5.3%
Other	5%	5.3%	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.1% 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	2.4%	2.7%	0.3%	1.1%	1.6%
Indian	2%	2.7%	0.7%	3.1%	-0.4%
Pakistani	1.6%	4.5%	2.9%	2.7%	1.8%
Other Asian	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	4.8%	5.8%	1.0%	2.5%	3.3%
Black Caribbean	6.4%	4.5%	-1.9%	1.0%	3.5%
Other Black	1.2%	2.4%	1.2%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.6%	3.8%	0.2%	0.9%	2.9%
Mixed Other	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	69.9%	66.1%	-3.8%	81.4%	-15.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	2.8%	0%	-2.8%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0.4%	3.8%	3.4%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.2% 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	86.3%	72.2%	-14.1%	83.2%	-11.0%
European Union	3.2%	11%	7.8%	6.1%	4.9%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	4.8%	4.4%	0.8%	4.0%
Africa	3.2%	5.5%	2.3%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	2.4%	3.4%	1.0%	5.6%	-2.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.6%	3.1%	-0.5%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	82.7%	72.7%	-10.0%	83.2%	-10.5%
10+ Years	0%	17.3%	17.3%	9.8%	7.5%
5-10 Years	1.2%	6.9%	5.7%	2.9%	4.0%
2-5 Years	6%	1.7%	-4.3%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	10%	1.4%	-8.6%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.1%	76.7%	-2.6%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other EU countries	5.1%	1.5%	3.6%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
No passport held	7.8%	13.5%	-5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.5%	37.2%	-12.7%
Christian	47.2%	46.2%	1.0%
Hindu	3.1%	1.7%	1.4%
Muslim	16.2%	6.5%	9.7%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	8.6%	6.0%	2.6%

Safety

Is Wigmore Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wigmore Lane was 89.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 6.0% lower than the High Town average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wigmore Lane has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in High Town and the 190th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -69.6%.

🔎 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 8AA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (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 Wigmore Lane are based on 107 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 Wigmore Lane, Luton, LU2 8AA

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU2 8AA

Average Price
£394,145

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£295,701

Detached
£412,044

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wigmore Lane

Average Price
£401,048

Semi-Detached
£334,318

Terraced
£285,407

Detached
£394,325

Flats/Maisonettes
£215,375

Other
£3,605,197

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wigmore LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Wigmore Lane, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£263,000	2023-12-14	£273,454
1 The Firs Wigmore Lane, Luton, Luton Detached, an established residential building	£320,000	2023-05-05	£325,602
23 Wigmore Lane, Luton, Luton Detached, an established residential building	£400,000	2022-09-21	£395,200
5 Wigmore Lane, Luton, Luton Detached, an established residential building	£445,000	2022-07-11	£455,135
7 Wigmore Lane, Luton, Luton Detached, an established residential building	£427,000	2022-03-30	£442,682

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU2 8AA

Employment

LU2 8AA area has a very 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	77
Retired	42
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	21
Looking after home or family	19
Student (economically inactive)	10
Unemployed	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Other	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Manufacturing	10
Transport and storage	10
Construction	9
Information and communication	8
Education	7
Other	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	1
Accommodation and food service activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	2,330 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	4out of 4	3,584 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	3,644 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School Russell Street , LU1 5EA	3out of 4	3,728 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stopsley Community Primary School Hitchin Road , LU2 7UG	3out of 4	387 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Primary School Langford Drive , Stopsley LU2 9AJ	3out of 4	529 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ramridge Primary School Turners Road North , LU2 9AH	3out of 4	824 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Putteridge Primary School Putteridge Road , LU2 8HJ	3out of 4	849 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Someries Junior School Wigmore Lane , LU2 8AH	3out of 4	976 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stopsley High School St Thomas's Road , LU2 7UX	- not rated	1,003 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Putteridge High School Putteridge Road , LU2 8HJ	3out of 4	1,079 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth School Crawley Green Road , LU2 9AG	3out of 4	1,352 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	2,662 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Icknield High School Riddy Lane , LU3 2AH	3out of 4	2,778 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	1,660 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	491 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Richmond Hill School Sunridge Avenue , LU2 7JL	4out of 4	1,850 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Windmill Hill School York Street ,	- not rated	2,266 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Luton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy 15 Church Street , LU1 3JE	- not rated	2,969 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
University of Bedfordshire Park Square , LU1 3JU	- not rated	3,063 yd	Higher education institutions	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	Distance
Stopsley Fire Station	Fire Station, 2 Stopsley Way	364 yd
Libra Beauty Ltd.	4 Putteridge Parade, Putteridge Road	439 yd
Flag Club	Stopsley Community Primary School, Hitchin Road	488 yd
Jay Raj Indian Cuisine	636 Hitchin Road	488 yd
Costa Coffee	617 Hitchin Road	499 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hansom Cab	The Hansom Cab, 40 Wigmore Lane	226 yd
Stopsley Working Mens Club Limited	Stopsley Working Mens Club, 3 Putteridge Road	358 yd
Sportsman	The Sportsman, 595 Hitchin Road	546 yd
The Barrels	The Barrels, 54 Cannon Lane	582 yd
Luton Conservative Club	First And Last, 587 Hitchin Road	588 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	76 Wigmore Lane	226 yd
Village Tandoori	Village Tandoori, 1 Stapleford Road	354 yd
Greggs Ltd	Jansel House, 658 Hitchin Road	427 yd
Stopsley Surma	610 Hitchin Road	488 yd
Peri Peri Grill House Stopsley Village	638 Hitchin Road	488 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-operative	78-80 Wigmore Lane	226 yd
Tesco Express	598-602 Hitchin Road	488 yd
CO-OP	628 Hitchin Road	488 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ashcroft Road Recreation Ground (Closed) Ashcroft Road	grass pitches	309 yd
Stopsley Community Primary School HITCHIN ROAD	grass pitches	499 yd
Ramridge Primary School TURNERS ROAD NORTH	grass pitches	699 yd
Lothair Road Recreation Ground HITCHIN ROAD	grass pitches	703 yd
Inspire: Luton Sports Village LUTON SPORTS VILLAGE LUTON SPORTS VILLAGE BUTTERFIELD GREEN ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	774 yd
Putteridge Primary School PUTTERIDGE ROAD	grass pitches	778 yd
Someries Junior School WIGMORE LANE	grass pitches	843 yd
Luton Regional Recreation Ground ST. THOMAS'S ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	955 yd
Luton Regional Sports Centre (Closed) St. Thomas's Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts	976 yd
Putteridge High School PUTTERIDGE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	1,031 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	96.0%

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	158.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	201.7 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	20.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU2 8AA