Petunia Court, Luton, LU3 1XT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding LU3 1XT, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.3% 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	47.5%	52.3%	4.8%	51.0%	1.3%
Male	52.5%	47.7%	-4.8%	49.0%	-1.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43.1%	38.4%	-4.7%	37.9%	0.5%
Married: Opposite sex	39.6%	44.7%	5.1%	44.2%	0.5%
Separated	5.6%	7.5%	1.9%	2.2%	5.3%
Divorced	11.2%	9.4%	-1.8%	9.1%	0.3%
Widowed	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	6.1%	-6.1%

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 (86.3%) 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	48.8%	44.3%	-4.5%	48.4%	-4.1%
Good health	37.3%	42%	4.7%	33.6%	8.4%
Fair health	8.2%	10%	1.8%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	4.1%	2.7%	-1.4%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	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	19.8%	24.4%	4.6%	18.2%	6.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.3%	14.4%	-4.9%	9.6%	4.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	9.4%	-2.3%	13.4%	-4.0%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	5.6%	5.1%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	12.5%	1.3%	16.9%	-4.4%
Degree or Similar	22.8%	31.3%	8.5%	33.8%	-2.5%
Other	14.7%	2.5%	-12.2%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.1% 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	22.5%	22.4%	-0.1%	1.1%	21.3%
Chinese	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	2.5%	3.1%	0.6%	3.1%	0.0%
Pakistani	9%	9.4%	0.4%	2.7%	6.7%
Other Asian	4.5%	4%	-0.5%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	14.3%	11.7%	-2.6%	2.5%	9.2%
Black Caribbean	2.9%	4.5%	1.6%	1.0%	3.5%
Other Black	5.3%	2.7%	-2.6%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	3.6%	1.1%	0.8%	2.8%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	2%	0.9%	-1.1%	0.8%	0.1%
White	28.7%	29.1%	0.4%	81.4%	-52.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Other	0%	4.5%	4.5%	1.6%	2.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 40.9% 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	43%	40.9%	-2.1%	83.2%	-42.3%
European Union	14.3%	20.4%	6.1%	6.1%	14.3%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	3.1%	1.9%	0.8%	2.3%
Africa	12.7%	8%	-4.7%	2.7%	5.3%
Middle East and Asia	24.6%	24.4%	-0.2%	5.6%	18.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.1%	3.1%	-1.0%	1.3%	1.8%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 40.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 30.5% 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	43%	41.8%	-1.2%	83.2%	-41.4%
10+ Years	7%	30.5%	23.5%	9.8%	20.7%
5-10 Years	11.9%	8.2%	-3.7%	2.9%	5.3%
2-5 Years	16%	15.5%	-0.5%	2.2%	13.3%
Less than 2 years	22.1%	4.1%	-18.0%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.8%	76.7%	-24.9%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	6.4%	0.6%	5.8%
Portugal	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	7.3%	1.3%	6.0%
Romania	6.8%	0.9%	5.9%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	3.2%	0.3%	2.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Southern Asia	9.1%	1.2%	7.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	5.5%	13.5%	-8.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.9%	37.2%	-31.3%
Christian	38.5%	46.2%	-7.7%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	44.8%	6.5%	38.3%
Sikh	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Petunia Court Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Petunia Court was 179.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 80.0% higher than the Beech Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Petunia Court has the 15th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beech Hill and the 72nd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 76.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -69.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£33,300

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in LU3 1XT, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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 Petunia Court are based on 84 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 Petunia Court, Luton, LU3 1XT

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU3 1XT

Average Price
£147,130

Semi-Detached
£179,632

Terraced
£182,736

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£144,860

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Petunia Court

Average Price
£145,680

Semi-Detached
£182,209

Terraced
£214,120

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£142,657

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Petunia CourtStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
19 Petunia Court, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£178,500	2025-08-04	£172,587
4 Petunia Court, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£170,000	2024-11-15	£162,020
22 Petunia Court, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£120,000	2024-09-04	£117,855
16 Petunia Court, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2024-05-17	£111,306
6 Petunia Court, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2024-02-21	£137,065

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU3 1XT

Employment

LU3 1XT area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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	56
Looking after home or family	26
Part-Time Employee	24
Self-Employed	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Unemployed	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Retired	6
Student (economically inactive)	4
Other	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	20
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Transport and storage	9
Other	7
Manufacturing	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Information and communication	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Education	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Construction	3
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	1,451 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School Russell Street , LU1 5EA	3out of 4	1,897 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hart Hill Nursery School Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS	3out of 4	2,210 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	3out of 4	3,592 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lea Bank Nursery Wauluds Bank Drive , LU3 3LZ	- not rated	3,617 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beech Hill Community Primary School Dunstable Road , LU4 8BW	3out of 4	334 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beech Hill Community Junior School Dunstable Road , LU4 8BW	- not rated	334 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beech Hill Community Infant School Dunstable Road , LU4 8BW	- not rated	334 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh Primary School Bishopscote Road Site , LU3 1NS	4out of 4	740 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh Infant School Denbigh Road , LU3 1NS	- not rated	740 yd	Community school	Yes	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	497 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	- not rated	497 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Studio School Luton 1 - 9 York Street , LU2 0EZ	- not rated	1,655 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Barnfield Business and Enterprise Studio Academy 1-9 York Street , LU2 0EZ	- not rated	1,655 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Icknield High School Riddy Lane , LU3 2AH	3out of 4	2,346 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Streetfield Middle School Dunstable Road , Caddington LU1 4BB	- not rated	5,394 yd	Community 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	2,038 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barnfield College New Bedford Road , LU2 7BF	- not rated	2,205 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Olive Tree Primary School 116 Bury Park Road (first floor) , Luton LU1 1HE	- not rated	270 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mehria Primary School 23 Westbourne Road , Luton LU4 8JD	- not rated	292 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Active Support Education Centre Unit 1 Britannia Estates , Leagrave Road LU3 1RJ	- not rated	337 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) 82 - 86 Dunstable Road , LU1 1EH	- not rated	584 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Rabia Girls' and Boys' School 12-16 Portland Road , LU4 8AX	- not rated	832 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lets Get LOADED	130a Leagrave Road	116 yd
Cafe Grill	126 Leagrave Road	119 yd
Baba Lal	90 Leagrave Road	183 yd
damascus house	32 Leagrave Road	187 yd
COFFE4U	24 Leagrave Road	204 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Beech Hill Conservative Club	18a Leagrave Road	178 yd
Luton Bobbers Supporters Club	101 Oak Road	427 yd
The Greenhouse	23 Crawley Road	827 yd
Biscot Mill/The Hungry Horse	Biscot Mill, 231 Biscot Road	918 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sams Chicken	140a Leagrave Road	119 yd
Spice Hut	67 Leagrave Road	156 yd
Niralla Sweets Ltd	15-17 Leagrave Road	159 yd
Alauddin Sweets Centre	56 Leagrave Road	178 yd
Spicy Chicken	64 Leagrave Road	183 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-operative	151-153 Biscot Road	485 yd
Tesco Express	326-340 Dunstable Road	726 yd
Sainsbury's	J Sainsbury Plc, West Side Centre, Dunstable Road	735 yd
Lidl Great Britain Limited	Lidl Food Store, Francis Street	773 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Gym 1 BRITANNIA ESTATE BRITANNIA ESTATE LEAGRAVE ROAD	health and fitness suite	281 yd
Denbigh High School ALEXANDRA AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	498 yd
Luton Town Fc (Kenilworth Road) Maple Road	grass pitches	571 yd
Dallow Primary School DALLOW ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches	816 yd
River Bank Primary School BATH ROAD	grass pitches	863 yd
Wardown Swimming & Leisure Centre (Closed) Bath Road	swimming pool	863 yd
Maidenhall Primary School NEWARK ROAD	grass pitches	865 yd
Dallow Learning Community Centre DALLOW ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,006 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	108.4 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	15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU3 1XT