Empress Road, Luton, LU3 2RE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LU3 2RE has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% 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	48.9%	47.7%	-1.2%	51.0%	-3.3%
Male	51.1%	52.3%	1.2%	49.0%	3.3%

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	42.3%	41.5%	-0.8%	37.9%	3.6%
Married: Opposite sex	37.7%	42.1%	4.4%	44.2%	-2.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3%	3.1%	0.1%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	11.3%	8.2%	-3.1%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	5.7%	4.5%	-1.2%	6.1%	-1.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44%	49.1%	5.1%	48.4%	0.7%
Good health	39.8%	31.6%	-8.2%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	13.1%	14.5%	1.4%	12.7%	1.8%
Bad health	1.8%	4.2%	2.4%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	22.3%	23.5%	1.2%	18.2%	5.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.6%	11.7%	-4.9%	9.6%	2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.8%	8%	-7.8%	13.4%	-5.4%
Apprenticeship	3%	4.9%	1.9%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.1%	16.3%	4.2%	16.9%	-0.6%
Degree or Similar	21.9%	32.1%	10.2%	33.8%	-1.7%
Other	8.3%	3.4%	-4.9%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.3% 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	0.9%	5.1%	4.2%	1.1%	4.0%
Chinese	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4.9%	6.4%	1.5%	3.1%	3.3%
Pakistani	4.3%	18.9%	14.6%	2.7%	16.2%
Other Asian	1.5%	3.5%	2.0%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	3.4%	7.5%	4.1%	2.5%	5.0%
Black Caribbean	9.8%	4.8%	-5.0%	1.0%	3.8%
Other Black	1.5%	2.2%	0.7%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.4%	0.9%	-2.5%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	1.5%	1.1%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.3%
White	64.5%	45.3%	-19.2%	81.4%	-36.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.2% 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	71.6%	51.2%	-20.4%	83.2%	-32.0%
European Union	7.6%	19.9%	12.3%	6.1%	13.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	3.1%	6.3%	3.2%	2.7%	3.6%
Middle East and Asia	11.6%	19.3%	7.7%	5.6%	13.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.2%	2.6%	-2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.4%	51.2%	-18.2%	83.2%	-32.0%
10+ Years	2.8%	20.8%	18.0%	9.8%	11.0%
5-10 Years	8.3%	12.5%	4.2%	2.9%	9.6%
2-5 Years	8.6%	10.9%	2.3%	2.2%	8.7%
Less than 2 years	11%	4.6%	-6.4%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.3%	76.7%	-23.4%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Germany	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Italy	3.7%	0.6%	3.1%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	3.3%	0.4%	2.9%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	5.5%	1.3%	4.2%
Romania	5.7%	0.9%	4.8%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Southern Asia	8.6%	1.2%	7.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	9.6%	13.5%	-3.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	15.7%	37.2%	-21.5%
Christian	45.4%	46.2%	-0.8%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Jewish	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Muslim	25.4%	6.5%	18.9%
Sikh	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Empress Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Empress Road was 392.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 578.9% higher than the Bramingham average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Empress Road has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bramingham and the 23rd highest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 200.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.8%.

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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 2RE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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) - 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 Empress Road are based on 37 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 Empress Road, Luton, LU3 2RE

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU3 2RE

Average Price
£187,123

Semi-Detached
£279,648

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£177,671

Other
£43,870

Estimated Average Property Prices for Empress Road

Average Price
£212,115

Semi-Detached
£283,515

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,246,471

Flats/Maisonettes
£174,983

Other
£43,229

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Empress Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Empress Road, Luton, Luton Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£275,000	2025-02-26	£278,392
Apartment 10 Empire Court, 5 Empress Road, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£195,000	2025-02-10	£188,932
Flat 6 Empress Court, 1A Empress Road, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£165,000	2024-08-09	£160,866
Flat 6 Empress Court, 1A Empress Road, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£141,000	2023-05-18	£135,348
Apartment 5 Empire Court, 5 Empress Road, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2022-12-15	£192,239

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU3 2RE

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	149
Retired	37
Self-Employed	32
Part-Time Employee	31
Looking after home or family	26
Student (economically inactive)	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Other	17
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Human health and social work activities	26
Transport and storage	15
Manufacturing	14
Construction	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Information and communication	9
Other	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	2

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	3out of 4	1,199 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lea Bank Nursery Wauluds Bank Drive , LU3 3LZ	- not rated	1,244 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	3out of 4	2,465 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pastures Way Nursery School Pastures Way , LU4 0PE	3out of 4	2,625 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	3,915 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beechwood Junior School Linden Road , LU4 9RD	- not rated	419 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beechwood Infant School Beechwood Road , LU4 9RD	- not rated	419 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beechwood Primary School Linden Road , LU4 9RD	3out of 4	419 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Norton Road Primary School Norton Road , LU3 2NX	3out of 4	583 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gardenia Avenue , LU3 2NS	3out of 4	807 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Challney High School for Girls Addington Way , LU4 9FJ	4out of 4	1,222 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Challney High School for Girls Addington Way , LU4 9FJ	- not rated	1,222 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Challney High School for Boys Stoneygate Road , LU4 9TJ	4out of 4	1,457 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Challney High School for Boys and Community College Stoneygate Road , LU4 9TJ	- not rated	1,457 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Lea Manor High School Northwell Drive , LU3 3TL	1out of 4	1,965 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mill Vale School Wilbury Drive , LU5 4QP	- not rated	3,806 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brandreth Middle School Parkside Drive , Houghton Regis LU5 5PX	- not rated	4,034 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Linmear Middle School Parkside Drive , Houghton Regis LU5 5PX	- not rated	4,034 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kings Houghton Middle School Parkside Drive , Houghton Regis LU5 5PX	- not rated	4,129 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Streetfield Middle School Dunstable Road , Caddington LU1 4BB	- not rated	4,959 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barnfield College New Bedford Road , LU2 7BF	- not rated	2,424 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Luton Sixth Form College Bradgers Hill Road , LU2 7EW	- not rated	2,941 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Bedfordshire College Kingsway , LU5 4HG	- not rated	5,105 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Priory Academy Priory Academy, Britain Street , LU5 4JA	3out of 4	5,150 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Acorn Preparatory School 4 Roman Road , LU3 2QT	- not rated	364 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Focus School 77-79 Marsh Road , LU3 2QG	- not rated	384 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ameina Community Education 19a Ambleside , Luton LU3 2SF	- not rated	469 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Moorlands Pre-Preparatory School Moorlands Lodge , 145 High Street LU4 9LE	- not rated	1,222 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's House Moorlands King's House , High Street Leagrave LU4 9JY	- not rated	1,222 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
Seafood & Grill House	181 Marsh Road	101 yd
Foodfellas	163 Marsh Road	126 yd
Subway	210 Marsh Road	205 yd
Pret A Manager	Mount Pleasant Road	378 yd
Ameina Centre	Ambleside Community Centre, 19a Ambleside	471 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Black Swan Public House	The Black Swan, 27 Black Swan Lane		993 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Papa Johns Pizza	7 Archway Parade, Marsh Road	107 yd
Curry Master Indian Takeaway	176a Marsh Road	137 yd
Flamers	172 Marsh Road	141 yd
Pizza Hut Delivery	176 Marsh Road	141 yd
Dixie Peri Peri	188 Marsh Road	152 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Poundstretcher	187-191 Marsh Road	126 yd
Lidl	164-170 Marsh Road	201 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	171-177 Marsh Road	272 yd
Tesco Express	58-60 Calverton Road	993 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Beechwood Primary School BEECHWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	372 yd
Kent Athletic Sports & Social Club (Closed) Tenby Drive	grass pitches	685 yd
St Joseph'S Catholic Primary School GARDENIA AVENUE	athletics tracks, grass pitches	779 yd
Blundell Road Recreation Ground BLUNDELL ROAD	grass pitches	910 yd
Alder Crescent Recreation Ground ALDER CRES	grass pitches	1,059 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	81.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	73.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	73.8%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	97.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU3 2RE