Orchid Close is in Luton and in Luton district.
LU3 3EX is located in the Sundon Park electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of Luton North. This postcode has been in use
since 2007-03-01.
StreetScan combines information about Orchid Close, Luton, LU3 3EX and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: LU3 3AA, LU3 3AG, LU3 3AQ, LU4 9EQ, LU3 3AP, LU4 9DY, LU3 3AF, LU3 3DA, LU3 3AW.
Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
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76 Orchid Close, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £187,500 | 2023-04-28 | £181,799 |
3 Orchid Close, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £178,000 | 2023-03-08 | £171,085 |
87 Orchid Close, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £182,500 | 2022-10-07 | £171,392 |
4 Orchid Close, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £171,000 | 2022-07-01 | £167,727 |
69 Orchid Close, Luton, Luton Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building | £167,000 | 2022-04-29 | £165,844 |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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The Gill Blowers Nursery School 1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL | 2out of 4 | 784 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Pastures Way Nursery School Pastures Way , LU4 0PE | 3out of 4 | 1,865 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT | 4out of 4 | 3,079 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Willow Nursery School Goldstone Crescent , LU5 4QU | 4out of 4 | 3,410 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Pirton Hill Primary School Butely Road , LU4 9EX | 2out of 4 | 553 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Parklea Primary School Cranbrook Drive , Sundon Park LU3 3EW | 3out of 4 | 857 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Waulud Primary School Wauluds Bank Drive , LU3 3LZ | 3out of 4 | 1,164 yd | Community school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Whitefield Primary Academy Stockholm Way , LU3 3SS | 3out of 4 | 1,298 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Leagrave Primary School Strangers Way , LU4 9ND | 4out of 4 | 1,419 yd | Foundation school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Lealands High School Sundon Park Road , LU3 3AL | 3out of 4 | 712 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College Northwell Drive , LU3 3TL | 2out of 4 | 1,646 yd | Foundation school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Challney High School for Girls Addington Way , LU4 9FJ | 2out of 4 | 1,804 yd | Academy converter | No | Girls | More About School |
Challney High School for Boys Stoneygate Road , LU4 9TJ | 4out of 4 | 2,227 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Boys | More About School |
The Chalk Hills Academy Leagrave High St , LU4 0NE | 3out of 4 | 2,409 yd | Academy sponsor led | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Luton Sixth Form College Bradgers Hill Road , LU2 7EW | - not rated | 4,427 yd | Further education | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
Central Bedfordshire College Kingsway , LU5 4HG | - not rated | 4,480 yd | Further education | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Priory Academy Britain Street , LU5 4JA | 3out of 4 | 4,794 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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Kings House Preparatory School and Nursery King's House , High Street Leagrave LU4 9JY | - not rated | 1,573 yd | Other independent school | No | Mixed | More About School |
Al Hikmah Boys School 145 High Street , Luton LU4 9LE | - not rated | 1,583 yd | Other independent school | No | Boys | More About School |
Woodlands Secondary School Northwell Drive , LU3 3SP | 4out of 4 | 1,700 yd | Community special school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
The Chiltern School Parkside Drive , LU5 5PX | 3out of 4 | 2,297 yd | Community special school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire Kingsland Campus , Parkside Drive LU5 5PX | 3out of 4 | 2,655 yd | Free schools alternative provision | No | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Dildar Tandoori Restaurant | 1 Sundon Park Parade, Sundon Park Road | 426 yd | |
Mortons Cafe | 2 Sundon Park Parade, Sundon Park Road | 426 yd | |
Indian Ocean | 5 Sundon Park Parade, Sundon Park Road | 426 yd | |
SKF UK Limited | Building 22, Skf Works, Sundon Park Road | 830 yd | |
Slush and Sips | 2 Ashwell Avenue | 869 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Sundon Park Social Club | 85 Sundon Park Road | 26 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Famous Peri Peri Chicken & Pizza | 27 Sundon Park Parade, Sundon Park Road | 364 yd | |
Welcome takeaway | 21 Sundon Park Parade, Sundon Park Road | 364 yd | |
Pinar Kebab 2 | 22 Sundon Park Parade, Sundon Park Road | 364 yd | |
Muncheese | 26 Sundon Park Parade, Sundon Park Road | 364 yd | |
Subway | 15 Sundon Park Parade, Sundon Park Road | 426 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Tesco Express | 32-33 Sundon Park Parade, Sundon Park Road | 364 yd | |
Aldi Stores Limited | Scott Road | 576 yd |
Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
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Leagrave Park (Sundon Park) SUNDON PARK ROAD | grass pitches | 419 yd |
Pirton Hill Primary School BUTELY ROAD | grass pitches | 627 yd |
Lealands High School SUNDON PARK ROAD | artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts | 702 yd |
Sundon Park Junior School KINROSS CRESCENT | grass pitches | 1,043 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
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 | 2.2% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
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% |
Median download speed | 59.8 Mbit/s |
Average download speed | 55.6 Mbit/s |
Minimum download speed | 79.67 Mbit/s |
Maximum download speed | 79.67 Mbit/s |
Median upload speed | 17.3 Mbit/s |
Average upload speed | 15.2 Mbit/s |
Maximum upload speed | 20 Mbit/s |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 454 crimes were reported
near Orchid Close .
Only 23% of streets in the UK are more dangerous.
This street can be considered not safe.
The most common type of crime was
violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LU3 3EX.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
LU3 3EX area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 20% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.
Full-Time Employee | 140 |
Retired | 71 |
Self-Employed | 53 |
Part-Time Employee | 42 |
Looking after home or family | 38 |
Student (economically inactive) | 27 |
Other | 16 |
Unemployed | 12 |
Long-Term Sick or disabled | 12 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 11 |
Human health and social work activities | 33 |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 33 |
Manufacturing | 28 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 23 |
Education | 23 |
Transport and storage | 19 |
Construction | 16 |
Accommodation and food service activities | 12 |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 12 |
Other | 11 |
Financial and insurance activities | 11 |
Information and communication | 10 |
Administrative and support service activities | 10 |
Real estate activities | 3 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 2 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 1 |
Female | 301 |
Male | 257 |
Single | 176 |
Married: Opposite sex | 161 |
Separated | 19 |
Divorced | 49 |
Widowed | 16 |
Very good health | 262 |
Good health | 206 |
Fair health | 64 |
Bad health | 20 |
Very bad health | 6 |
No qualifications | 82 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 50 |
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 55 |
Apprenticeship | 19 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 69 |
Degree or Similar | 131 |
Other | 18 |
Bangladeshi | 17 |
Chinese | 1 |
Indian | 19 |
Pakistani | 54 |
Other Asian | 4 |
Black African | 55 |
Black Caribbean | 20 |
Other Black | 8 |
Mixed White and Asian | 9 |
Mixed White and African | 7 |
Mixed White and Caribbean | 3 |
Mixed Other | 12 |
White | 331 |
Roma | 3 |
Arab | 5 |
Other | 11 |
United Kingdom | 351 |
European Union | 102 |
Rest of Europe | 4 |
Africa | 38 |
Middle East and Asia | 52 |
The Americas and the Caribbean | 11 |
Born in the UK | 351 |
10+ Years | 127 |
5-10 Years | 37 |
2-5 Years | 22 |
Less than 2 years | 21 |
United Kingdom | 345 |
Ireland | 15 |
Italy | 6 |
Portugal | 2 |
Spain | 6 |
Lithuania | 5 |
Poland | 35 |
Romania | 39 |
Other EU countries | 12 |
Other Europe | 1 |
North Africa | 6 |
Central and Western Africa | 5 |
South and Eastern Africa | 3 |
Middle East | 1 |
Southern Asia | 12 |
North America and the Caribbean | 1 |
No passport held | 69 |
No religion | 129 |
Christian | 290 |
Hindu | 6 |
Muslim | 102 |
Sikh | 4 |
Not answered | 28 |