Neville Road, Luton, LU3 2JQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LU3 2JQ has a slightly higher male population, with 52.6% 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	51.3%	47.4%	-3.9%	51.0%	-3.6%
Male	48.7%	52.6%	3.9%	49.0%	3.6%

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	43.5%	35.7%	-7.8%	37.9%	-2.2%
Married: Opposite sex	43.9%	50.9%	7.0%	44.2%	6.7%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	5.8%	6.1%	0.3%	9.1%	-3.0%
Widowed	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%	6.1%	-1.8%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.2%) 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	45.9%	48%	2.1%	48.4%	-0.4%
Good health	40%	38.2%	-1.8%	33.6%	4.6%
Fair health	9.9%	9.8%	-0.1%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	3.7%	2.6%	-1.1%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	1.2%	0.2%

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	24.1%	16.9%	-7.2%	18.2%	-1.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14%	10.8%	-3.2%	9.6%	1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.2%	15.8%	-0.4%	13.4%	2.4%
Apprenticeship	4.3%	5%	0.7%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	16.5%	5.3%	16.9%	-0.4%
Degree or Similar	23.4%	31.3%	7.9%	33.8%	-2.5%
Other	6.8%	3.6%	-3.2%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 60.2% 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	2.5%	1.2%	-1.3%	1.1%	0.1%
Indian	4.5%	6.3%	1.8%	3.1%	3.2%
Pakistani	2.8%	11.5%	8.7%	2.7%	8.8%
Other Asian	0.3%	4.3%	4.0%	1.6%	2.7%
Black African	3.7%	4%	0.3%	2.5%	1.5%
Black Caribbean	6.5%	6.3%	-0.2%	1.0%	5.3%
Other Black	2.5%	0.6%	-1.9%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.9%	1.2%	-4.7%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.3%	2%	1.7%	0.8%	1.2%
White	68.7%	60.2%	-8.5%	81.4%	-21.2%
Arab	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	2%	0%	-2.0%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.8% 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	83.1%	67.8%	-15.3%	83.2%	-15.4%
European Union	6.8%	18.1%	11.3%	6.1%	12.0%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	2.5%	4.3%	1.8%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	4.8%	7.2%	2.4%	5.6%	1.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	1.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.4%	67.8%	-11.6%	83.2%	-15.4%
10+ Years	4.5%	19.8%	15.3%	9.8%	10.0%
5-10 Years	3.4%	5.5%	2.1%	2.9%	2.6%
2-5 Years	2%	4%	2.0%	2.2%	1.8%
Less than 2 years	10.7%	2.9%	-7.8%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.2%	76.7%	-10.5%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Poland	6.6%	1.3%	5.3%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	3.5%	1.2%	2.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	8.7%	13.5%	-4.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.7%	37.2%	-18.5%
Christian	52.2%	46.2%	6.0%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	21%	6.5%	14.5%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Not answered	4.3%	6.0%	-1.7%

Safety

Is Neville Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Neville Road was 67.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 22.6% higher than the Bramingham average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Neville Road has the 17th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham and the 267th highest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 42.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -48.2%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,700

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in LU3 2JQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 5/10 (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 Neville Road are based on 123 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 Neville Road, Luton, LU3 2JQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU3 2JQ

Average Price
£287,939

Semi-Detached
£319,575

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£335,839

Flats/Maisonettes
£166,220

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Neville Road

Average Price
£316,241

Semi-Detached
£344,496

Terraced
£286,144

Detached
£365,541

Flats/Maisonettes
£171,078

Other
£399,730

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Neville Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
26 Neville Road, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£310,000	2024-08-23	£323,240
4 Neville Road, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£355,000	2023-02-23	£357,500
2A Neville Road, Luton, Luton Detached, an established residential building	£270,000	2020-12-10	£308,393
24 Neville Road, Luton, Luton Detached, an established residential building	£280,000	2016-05-31	£369,840
2 Neville Road, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£272,500	2015-02-27	£464,689

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU3 2JQ

Employment

LU3 2JQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	119
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	27
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	13
Unemployed	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Education	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Manufacturing	20
Construction	16
Human health and social work activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	13
Transport and storage	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Financial and insurance activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Other	6
Information and communication	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Real estate activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	4out of 4	1,781 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Gill Blowers Nursery School 1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL	2out of 4	1,910 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pastures Way Nursery School Pastures Way , LU4 0PE	3out of 4	3,415 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	3,766 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hart Hill Nursery School Whitecroft Road , LU2 0JS	3out of 4	4,214 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gardenia Avenue , LU3 2NS	3out of 4	556 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norton Road Primary School Norton Road , LU3 2NX	3out of 4	587 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Meads Primary School Sawtry Close , LU3 2UE	3out of 4	641 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Icknield Primary School Birdsfoot Lane , LU3 2JB	3out of 4	729 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Austin Junior School Austin Road , LU3 1UA	3out of 4	1,166 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Icknield High School Riddy Lane , LU3 2AH	3out of 4	1,213 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College Northwell Drive , LU3 3TL	2out of 4	1,826 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Challney High School for Girls Addington Way , LU4 9FJ	2out of 4	2,021 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Challney High School for Boys Stoneygate Road , LU4 9TJ	4out of 4	2,207 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	2,231 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	2,207 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodlands Secondary School Northwell Drive , LU3 3SP	4out of 4	1,360 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia 364 - 370 Leagrave Road , LU3 1RF	- not rated	1,376 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Active Support Education Centre Unit 1 Britannia Estates , Leagrave Road LU3 1RJ	- not rated	2,006 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kings House Preparatory School and Nursery King's House , High Street Leagrave LU4 9JY	- not rated	2,033 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Al Hikmah Boys School 145 High Street , Luton LU4 9LE	- not rated	2,039 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Miraj	249 Birdsfoot Lane	730 yd
Amayas	10 Marsh Road	772 yd
Ameina Centre	Ambleside Community Centre, 19a Ambleside	806 yd
Seafood & Grill House	181 Marsh Road	851 yd
Amor Dessert Lounge	60 Bishopscote Road	896 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Black Swan Public House	The Black Swan, 27 Black Swan Lane		102 yd
Old Moat House	Old Moat House, Nunnery Lane		800 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Black Swan Chippy	33 Black Swan Lane	102 yd
Happy Friend Fish Bar	90 Marsh Road	701 yd
Southern Fried Chicken & Pizza Direct	48a Calverton Road	721 yd
Chef Peking Chinese Take Away	50 Calverton Road	721 yd
Luton Town Fish & Chips	48 Calverton Road	721 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	184 Bishopscote Road	679 yd
Tesco Express	58-60 Calverton Road	721 yd
Co-operative	259 Birdsfoot Lane	730 yd
Lidl	164-170 Marsh Road	731 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	171-177 Marsh Road	770 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Joseph'S Catholic Primary School GARDENIA AVENUE	athletics tracks, grass pitches	597 yd
Icknield Primary School BIRDSFOOT LANE	grass pitches	603 yd
Alder Crescent Recreation Ground ALDER CRES	grass pitches	607 yd
Icknield Way Recreation Ground RECREATION GROUND RECREATION GROUND ICKNIELD WAY	grass pitches	628 yd
Bishopscote Recreational Ground BISHOPSCOTE ROAD	grass pitches	717 yd
Blundell Road Recreation Ground BLUNDELL ROAD	grass pitches	775 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	92.3%

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	145.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU3 2JQ