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

Nearby postcodes are: LU2 8EY, LU2 8BQ, LU2 8ER, LU2 8EZ, LU2 8EW, LU2 8ES, LU2 8EP, LU2 8EN, LU2 8BP.

Edgewood Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Edgewood Drive are based on 94 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 8EX

Average Price
£416,965
Semi-Detached
£397,865
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£531,569
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Edgewood Drive

Average Price
£405,359
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Edgewood DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
34 Edgewood Drive, Luton, Luton
Detached, an established residential building 		£465,0002023-07-21 £467,800
72 Edgewood Drive, Luton, Luton
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£381,5002022-12-02 £369,599
86 Edgewood Drive, Luton, Luton
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£360,0002021-09-29 £392,006
34 Edgewood Drive, Luton, Luton
Detached, an established residential building 		£410,0002021-02-25 £466,849
78 Edgewood Drive, Luton, Luton
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£287,0002020-10-28 £339,900

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Grasmere Nursery School
Icknield Way, LU3 2BT 		3,459 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hart Hill Nursery School
Whitecroft Road, LU2 0JS 		3,604 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road, LU1 1RB 		4,870 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chapel Street Nursery School
Russell Street, LU1 5EA 		4,986 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 4Putteridge Primary School
Putteridge Road, LU2 8HJ 		661 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Stopsley Community Primary School
Hitchin Road, LU2 7UG 		1,459 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Sacred Heart Primary School
Langford Drive, Stopsley LU2 9AJ 		1,779 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Someries Junior School
Wigmore Lane, LU2 8AH 		1,870 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Someries Infant School
Wigmore Lane, LU2 8AH 		1,880 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Putteridge High School
Putteridge Road, LU2 8HJ 		627 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedStopsley High School
St Thomas's Road, LU2 7UX 		1,789 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queen Elizabeth School
Crawley Green Road, LU2 9AG 		2,332 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Icknield High School
Riddy Lane, LU3 2AH 		3,098 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College
Warden Hill Road, LU2 7AE 		3,120 yd Academy converter No 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 		2,301 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 		1,765 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Richmond Hill School
Sunridge Avenue, LU2 7JL 		3,029 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWindmill Hill School
York Street, 		3,529 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedActive Support Education Centre
Unit 1 Britannia Estates, Leagrave Road LU3 1RJ 		4,224 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLuton Pentecostal Church Christian Academy
15 Church Street, LU1 3JE 		4,238 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Cappuccino Amor110 Butterfield, Great Marlings337 yd
Libra Beauty Ltd.4 Putteridge Parade, Putteridge Road838 yd
Putteridge Bury CampusPutteridge Bury Campus Putteridge Park848 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The BarrelsThe Barrels, 54 Cannon Lane727 yd
Stopsley Working Mens Club LimitedStopsley Working Mens Club, 3 Putteridge Road949 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Village TandooriVillage Tandoori, 1 Stapleford Road944 yd
Sea Star Fish & Chips10 West Way1,040 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Putteridge High School
PUTTERIDGE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts513 yd
Putteridge Primary School
PUTTERIDGE ROAD 		grass pitches593 yd
Inspire: Luton Sports Village
LUTON SPORTS VILLAGE LUTON SPORTS VILLAGE BUTTERFIELD GREEN ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool816 yd
Lothair Road Recreation Ground
HITCHIN ROAD 		grass pitches889 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 speed200.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed16.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Edgewood Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 79 crimes were reported near Edgewood Drive . 64% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LU2 8EX.

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

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 79
Violence And Sexual Offences 28
Other Crime 16
Anti Social Behaviour 11
Vehicle Crime 7
Other Theft 5
Burglary 4
Possession Of Weapons 4
Public Order 2
Criminal Damage And Arson 1
Drugs 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Wood Green Close493 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Lambert Close74 yd
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Wood Green Road472 yd
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Wood Green Road472 yd
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Crowland Road511 yd
2023-11Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Lambert Close74 yd
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Offley Bypass153 yd
2023-10Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Crowland Road511 yd
2023-10Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Crowland Road511 yd
2023-10Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Wood Green Close493 yd

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in LU2 8EX area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 40% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired84
Full-Time Employee68
Part-Time Employee24
Self-Employed13
Unemployed5
Looking after home or family5
Student (economically inactive)4
Long-Term Sick or disabled3
Other2
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Education23
Manufacturing16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles12
Human health and social work activities12
Transport and storage11
Administrative and support service activities9
Professional, scientific and technical activities9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Financial and insurance activities8
Accommodation and food service activities7
Construction6
Other5
Information and communication2
Real estate activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female122
Male117

Partnership Status

Single49
Married: Opposite sex126
Married: Same sex2
Separated2
Divorced13
Widowed19

Health

Very good health112
Good health83
Fair health32
Bad health12
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications32
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 31
Apprenticeship19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 39
Degree or Similar 60
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi5
Chinese4
Indian1
Pakistani3
Black Caribbean2
Mixed White and Caribbean4
White219
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom217
European Union14
Rest of Europe2
Middle East and Asia9

Length of Residence

Born in the UK217
10+ Years19
2-5 Years3

Passport Held

United Kingdom209
Ireland7
Romania4
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held17

Religion

No religion79
Christian147
Muslim7
Other religion1
Not answered5
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