Wigmore Lane is in Luton and in Luton district. LU2 8AA is located in the Round Green electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Luton South. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Wigmore Lane, Luton, LU2 8AA and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LU2 9AT, LU2 9AX, LU2 8AP, LU2 8AR, LU2 9BB, LU2 9BG, LU2 8AT, LU2 8AU, LU2 8AB.

Wigmore Lane Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Wigmore Lane are based on 102 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 8AA

Average Price
£426,871
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£302,228
Detached
£450,613
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wigmore Lane

Average Price
£400,953
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wigmore LaneStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
1 The Firs Wigmore Lane, Luton, Luton
Detached, an established residential building 		£320,0002023-05-05 £313,435
23 Wigmore Lane, Luton, Luton
Detached, an established residential building 		£400,0002022-09-21 £383,257
5 Wigmore Lane, Luton, Luton
Detached, an established residential building 		£445,0002022-07-11 £440,518
7 Wigmore Lane, Luton, Luton
Detached, an established residential building 		£427,0002022-03-30 £429,780
9 Wigmore Lane, Luton, Luton
Detached, an established residential building 		£350,0002019-11-06 £419,509

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road, LU2 0JS 		2,330 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Grasmere Nursery School
Icknield Way, LU3 2BT 		3,584 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road, LU1 1RB 		3,644 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street, LU1 5EA 		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
3out of 4Stopsley Community Primary School
Hitchin Road, LU2 7UG 		387 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Sacred Heart Primary School
Langford Drive, Stopsley LU2 9AJ 		529 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ramridge Primary School
Turners Road North, LU2 9AH 		824 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Putteridge Primary School
Putteridge Road, LU2 8HJ 		849 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Someries Junior School
Wigmore Lane, LU2 8AH 		976 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedStopsley High School
St Thomas's Road, LU2 7UX 		1,003 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Putteridge High School
Putteridge Road, LU2 8HJ 		1,079 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queen Elizabeth School
Crawley Green Road, LU2 9AG 		1,352 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Denbigh High School
Alexandra Avenue, LU3 1HE 		2,662 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Icknield High School
Riddy Lane, LU3 2AH 		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
- not ratedLuton Sixth Form College
Bradgers Hill Road, LU2 7EW 		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
4out of 4Lady Zia Wernher School
Ashcroft Road, Stopsley LU2 9AY 		491 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Richmond Hill School
Sunridge Avenue, LU2 7JL 		1,850 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWindmill Hill School
York Street, 		2,266 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLuton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy
15 Church Street, LU1 3JE 		2,969 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Bedfordshire
Park Square, LU1 3JU 		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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Stopsley Fire StationFire Station, 2 Stopsley Way364 yd
Libra Beauty Ltd.4 Putteridge Parade, Putteridge Road439 yd
Flag ClubStopsley Community Primary School, Hitchin Road488 yd
Jay Raj Indian Cuisine636 Hitchin Road488 yd
Costa Coffee617 Hitchin Road499 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Hansom CabThe Hansom Cab, 40 Wigmore Lane226 yd
Stopsley Working Mens Club LimitedStopsley Working Mens Club, 3 Putteridge Road358 yd
SportsmanThe Sportsman, 595 Hitchin Road546 yd
The BarrelsThe Barrels, 54 Cannon Lane582 yd
Luton Conservative ClubFirst And Last, 587 Hitchin Road588 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Domino's Pizza76 Wigmore Lane226 yd
Village TandooriVillage Tandoori, 1 Stapleford Road354 yd
Greggs LtdJansel House, 658 Hitchin Road427 yd
Stopsley Surma610 Hitchin Road488 yd
Peri Peri Grill House Stopsley Village638 Hitchin Road488 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-operative78-80 Wigmore Lane226 yd
Tesco Express598-602 Hitchin Road488 yd
CO-OP628 Hitchin Road488 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Ashcroft Road Recreation Ground (Closed)
Ashcroft Road 		grass pitches309 yd
Stopsley Community Primary School
HITCHIN ROAD 		grass pitches499 yd
Ramridge Primary School
TURNERS ROAD NORTH 		grass pitches699 yd
Lothair Road Recreation Ground
HITCHIN ROAD 		grass pitches703 yd
Inspire: Luton Sports Village
LUTON SPORTS VILLAGE LUTON SPORTS VILLAGE BUTTERFIELD GREEN ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool774 yd
Putteridge Primary School
PUTTERIDGE ROAD 		grass pitches778 yd
Someries Junior School
WIGMORE LANE 		grass pitches843 yd
Luton Regional Recreation Ground
ST. THOMAS'S ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts955 yd
Luton Regional Sports Centre (Closed)
St. Thomas's Road 		health and fitness suite, squash courts976 yd
Putteridge High School
PUTTERIDGE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts1,031 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 96.0%

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 speed158.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed201.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed20.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Wigmore Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 348 crimes were reported near Wigmore Lane . Only 30% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LU2 8AA.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 348
Violence And Sexual Offences 89
Anti Social Behaviour 64
Shoplifting 61
Public Order 37
Vehicle Crime 35
Burglary 18
Criminal Damage And Arson 14
Other Theft 13
Drugs 7
Other Crime 6
Possession Of Weapons 2
Robbery 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LU2 8AA.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Long Close521 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Hazelwood Close155 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Alfriston Close520 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Lullington Close547 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Lullington Close547 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Lullington Close547 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Petrol Station532 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area428 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnder investigationOn or near Collingtree341 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Collingtree341 yd

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.

LU2 8AA area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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 Employee77
Retired42
Self-Employed31
Part-Time Employee21
Looking after home or family19
Student (economically inactive)10
Unemployed9
Long-Term Sick or disabled8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)7
Other6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles30
Human health and social work activities14
Professional, scientific and technical activities11
Manufacturing10
Transport and storage10
Construction9
Information and communication8
Education7
Other4
Administrative and support service activities4
Financial and insurance activities3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Real estate activities1
Accommodation and food service activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female152
Male138

Partnership Status

Single105
Married: Opposite sex86
Separated4
Divorced20
Widowed12

Health

Very good health122
Good health107
Fair health46
Bad health10
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications58
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 29
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 28
Degree or Similar 65
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi8
Indian8
Pakistani13
Other Asian2
Black African17
Black Caribbean13
Other Black7
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean11
Mixed Other2
White193
Arab3
Other11

Country of Birth

United Kingdom210
European Union32
Rest of Europe14
Africa16
Middle East and Asia10
The Americas and the Caribbean9

Length of Residence

Born in the UK210
10+ Years50
5-10 Years20
2-5 Years5
Less than 2 years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom217
Ireland5
France1
Germany3
Italy2
Poland5
Romania9
Other EU countries15
Other Europe3
Central and Western Africa3
South and Eastern Africa2
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean3
No passport held23

Religion

No religion71
Christian137
Hindu9
Muslim47
Sikh1
Not answered25
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