Letchworth Road, Luton, LU3 2NU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LU3 2NU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.7%	50.6%	0.9%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	50.3%	49.4%	-0.9%	49.0%	0.4%

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	33.3%	38%	4.7%	37.9%	0.1%
Married: Opposite sex	51.1%	45.6%	-5.5%	44.2%	1.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	2.8%	7%	4.2%	2.2%	4.8%
Divorced	7%	5.2%	-1.8%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	5.8%	3.9%	-1.9%	6.1%	-2.2%

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 (86.5%) 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	49.9%	50.2%	0.3%	48.4%	1.8%
Good health	35.9%	36.3%	0.4%	33.6%	2.7%
Fair health	11.3%	9.8%	-1.5%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	1.8%	3.1%	1.3%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	20.8%	22.7%	1.9%	18.2%	4.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15%	9.5%	-5.5%	9.6%	-0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.4%	13.2%	-1.2%	13.4%	-0.2%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	3.7%	0.0%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.5%	13.7%	1.2%	16.9%	-3.2%
Degree or Similar	24.5%	32.2%	7.7%	33.8%	-1.6%
Other	9.2%	5%	-4.2%	2.8%	2.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.8% 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	6.4%	8%	1.6%	1.1%	6.9%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	6.9%	6.7%	-0.2%	3.1%	3.6%
Pakistani	17.2%	26.9%	9.7%	2.7%	24.2%
Other Asian	2.3%	2.2%	-0.1%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	4.1%	2.2%	-1.9%	2.5%	-0.3%
Black Caribbean	6.4%	3.3%	-3.1%	1.0%	2.3%
Other Black	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	1%	0.8%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	1.6%	-1.4%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	0.2%	2.5%	2.3%	0.8%	1.7%
White	51%	39.8%	-11.2%	81.4%	-41.6%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0.2%	2.4%	2.2%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62% 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	71.3%	62%	-9.3%	83.2%	-21.2%
European Union	6%	12.1%	6.1%	6.1%	6.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	4.1%	2.1%	-2.0%	2.7%	-0.6%
Middle East and Asia	15.2%	19.1%	3.9%	5.6%	13.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	2.9%	0.4%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.4%	62.2%	-4.2%	83.2%	-21.0%
10+ Years	3.2%	23.9%	20.7%	9.8%	14.1%
5-10 Years	3.4%	7.2%	3.8%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	8.7%	2.5%	-6.2%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	18.2%	4.1%	-14.1%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.6%	76.7%	-6.1%
Ireland	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	4.7%	1.3%	3.4%
Romania	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	5.1%	1.2%	3.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.1%	37.2%	-24.1%
Christian	27.5%	46.2%	-18.7%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Muslim	39.4%	6.5%	32.9%
Sikh	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other religion	5.7%	0.6%	5.1%
Not answered	9.7%	6.0%	3.7%

Safety

Is Letchworth Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Letchworth Road was 58.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 5.7% higher than the Bramingham average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Letchworth Road has the 22nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham and the 271st lowest crime rate of 583 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 32.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -36.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 2NU, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 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) - 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) - 8/10 (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 Letchworth Road are based on 91 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 Letchworth Road, Luton, LU3 2NU

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU3 2NU

Average Price
£288,506

Semi-Detached
£301,999

Terraced
£271,483

Detached
£498,944

Flats/Maisonettes
£146,969

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Letchworth Road

Average Price
£268,517

Semi-Detached
£294,546

Terraced
£253,708

Detached
£446,469

Flats/Maisonettes
£125,266

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Letchworth Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
46 Letchworth Road, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£383,000	2025-05-09	£383,000
24A Letchworth Road, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£155,000	2022-11-11	£151,768
11 Letchworth Road, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£310,000	2021-06-30	£352,967
50 Letchworth Road, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£300,000	2021-05-10	£354,545
23 Letchworth Road, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£222,000	2020-10-23	£268,384

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU3 2NU

Employment

LU3 2NU area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in LU3 2NU area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	115
Part-Time Employee	48
Self-Employed	41
Looking after home or family	40
Student (economically inactive)	37
Retired	37
Unemployed	32
Other	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	31
Education	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Transport and storage	24
Construction	22
Administrative and support service activities	16
Manufacturing	15
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	5
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Gill Blowers Nursery School 1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL	2out of 4	1,733 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	4out of 4	2,167 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pastures Way Nursery School Pastures Way , LU4 0PE	3out of 4	3,163 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	3,584 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chapel Street Nursery School Russell Street , LU1 5EA	3out of 4	4,050 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Norton Road Primary School Norton Road , LU3 2NX	3out of 4	219 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gardenia Avenue , LU3 2NS	3out of 4	321 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beechwood Primary School Linden Road , LU4 9RD	2out of 4	827 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Meads Primary School Sawtry Close , LU3 2UE	3out of 4	938 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Icknield Primary School Birdsfoot Lane , LU3 2JB	3out of 4	1,058 yd	Community school	Yes	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	1,523 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Challney High School for Girls Addington Way , LU4 9FJ	2out of 4	1,688 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Challney High School for Boys Stoneygate Road , LU4 9TJ	4out of 4	1,841 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College Northwell Drive , LU3 3TL	2out of 4	2,064 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	2,160 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	2,399 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia 364 - 370 Leagrave Road , LU3 1RF	- not rated	1,183 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Woodlands Secondary School Northwell Drive , LU3 3SP	4out of 4	1,618 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kings House Preparatory School and Nursery King's House , High Street Leagrave LU4 9JY	- not rated	1,728 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Al Hikmah Boys School 145 High Street , Luton LU4 9LE	- not rated	1,734 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Active Support Education Centre Unit 1 Britannia Estates , Leagrave Road LU3 1RJ	- not rated	1,837 yd	Other independent special school	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
Amayas	10 Marsh Road	388 yd
Seafood & Grill House	181 Marsh Road	647 yd
Foodfellas	163 Marsh Road	709 yd
Subway	210 Marsh Road	753 yd
Ameina Centre	Ambleside Community Centre, 19a Ambleside	779 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Black Swan Public House	The Black Swan, 27 Black Swan Lane		488 yd
Old Moat House	Old Moat House, Nunnery Lane		972 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Happy Friend Fish Bar	90 Marsh Road	388 yd
Black Swan Chippy	33 Black Swan Lane	488 yd
DONER KING	179 Marsh Road	497 yd
Papa Johns Pizza	7 Archway Parade, Marsh Road	573 yd
Curry Master Indian Takeaway	176a Marsh Road	598 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd	171-177 Marsh Road	451 yd
Lidl	164-170 Marsh Road	548 yd
Poundstretcher	187-191 Marsh Road	709 yd
Tesco Express	184 Bishopscote Road	717 yd
Tesco Express	58-60 Calverton Road	951 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Joseph'S Catholic Primary School GARDENIA AVENUE	athletics tracks, grass pitches	253 yd
Alder Crescent Recreation Ground ALDER CRES	grass pitches	432 yd
Blundell Road Recreation Ground BLUNDELL ROAD	grass pitches	450 yd
Kent Athletic Sports & Social Club (Closed) Tenby Drive	grass pitches	739 yd
Bishopscote Recreational Ground BISHOPSCOTE ROAD	grass pitches	763 yd
Beechwood Primary School BEECHWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	871 yd
Icknield Primary School BIRDSFOOT LANE	grass pitches	945 yd
Icknield Way Recreation Ground RECREATION GROUND RECREATION GROUND ICKNIELD WAY	grass pitches	1,001 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	97.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.7%

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	162.1 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	19.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU3 2NU