Beechwood Road, Luton, LU4 9RX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LU4 9RX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	49.1%	49.5%	0.4%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	50.9%	50.5%	-0.4%	49.0%	1.5%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate vicinity of LU4 9RX there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 56.8% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	31.1%	30.9%	-0.2%	37.9%	-7.0%
Married: Opposite sex	56.3%	56.8%	0.5%	44.2%	12.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.7%	2.2%	-1.5%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	5.4%	4.4%	-1.0%	9.1%	-4.7%
Widowed	3.4%	4.7%	1.3%	6.1%	-1.4%

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	44.8%	44.2%	-0.6%	48.4%	-4.2%
Good health	39.8%	39.7%	-0.1%	33.6%	6.1%
Fair health	12.4%	12.8%	0.4%	12.7%	0.1%
Bad health	1.8%	2.7%	0.9%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.7%

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.

In the area around LU4 9RX this area, 30.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.9%	30.5%	7.6%	18.2%	12.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.1%	10.8%	-8.3%	9.6%	1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.4%	10.3%	-5.1%	13.4%	-3.1%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	4.2%	3.3%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	13.5%	4.1%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	17.7%	24.1%	6.4%	33.8%	-9.7%
Other	14.6%	6.4%	-8.2%	2.8%	3.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 11% 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	12.6%	11.9%	-0.7%	1.1%	10.8%
Chinese	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	5.1%	4.5%	-0.6%	3.1%	1.4%
Pakistani	37.5%	51.7%	14.2%	2.7%	49.0%
Other Asian	3.7%	6.7%	3.0%	1.6%	5.1%
Black African	5.5%	0.5%	-5.0%	2.5%	-2.0%
Black Caribbean	8.1%	4.7%	-3.4%	1.0%	3.7%
Other Black	1.8%	1.1%	-0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	0.9%	-0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.3%
White	21.3%	11%	-10.3%	81.4%	-70.4%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	1.4%	3.6%	2.2%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.8% 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	58.6%	54.8%	-3.8%	83.2%	-28.4%
European Union	5.3%	7.4%	2.1%	6.1%	1.3%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	3.2%	1.4%	-1.8%	2.7%	-1.3%
Middle East and Asia	28.2%	33.7%	5.5%	5.6%	28.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	2.5%	-1.4%	1.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.4%	55%	-2.4%	83.2%	-28.2%
10+ Years	2.4%	27.7%	25.3%	9.8%	17.9%
5-10 Years	4.7%	6.3%	1.6%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	8.7%	3.4%	-5.3%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	26.8%	7.6%	-19.2%	1.9%	5.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.4%	76.7%	-4.3%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	10.8%	1.2%	9.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	3.9%	37.2%	-33.3%
Christian	14%	46.2%	-32.2%
Hindu	3.1%	1.7%	1.4%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	73.8%	6.5%	67.3%
Sikh	3.2%	0.9%	2.3%
Not answered	1.8%	6.0%	-4.2%

Safety

Is Beechwood Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Beechwood Road was 26.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 57.0% lower than the Challney average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Beechwood Road has the 17th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Challney and the 89th lowest crime rate of 582 local areas in Luton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -76.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 54% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,000

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in LU4 9RX, 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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) - 6/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Beechwood Road are based on 462 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 Beechwood Road, Luton, LU4 9RX

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU4 9RX

Average Price
£270,270

Semi-Detached
£318,397

Terraced
£248,395

Detached
£268,072

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Beechwood Road

Average Price
£270,422

Semi-Detached
£297,468

Terraced
£263,638

Detached
£354,744

Flats/Maisonettes
£137,265

Other
£24,007

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Beechwood Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
139 Beechwood Road, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£175,000	2025-11-28	£169,322
127 Beechwood Road, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£123,469	2025-01-14	£125,251
131 Beechwood Road, Luton, Luton Detached, an established residential building	£226,000	2024-07-03	£234,943
133 Beechwood Road, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2023-11-21	£202,887
83 Beechwood Road, Luton, Luton Terraced, an established residential building	£273,000	2023-11-20	£276,940

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LU4 9RX

Employment

LU4 9RX 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.

The percentage of student residents living in LU4 9RX 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	107
Looking after home or family	56
Part-Time Employee	48
Self-Employed	44
Retired	43
Student (economically inactive)	42
Other	28
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Unemployed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Manufacturing	19
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Human health and social work activities	18
Education	16
Construction	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Information and communication	6
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	3out of 4	1,752 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lea Bank Nursery Wauluds Bank Drive , LU3 3LZ	- not rated	2,188 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pastures Way Nursery School Pastures Way , LU4 0PE	3out of 4	2,739 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rothesay Nursery School 59 Rothesay Road , LU1 1RB	3out of 4	3,183 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way , LU3 2BT	3out of 4	3,208 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	643 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beechwood Infant School Beechwood Road , LU4 9RD	- not rated	643 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beechwood Primary School Linden Road , LU4 9RD	3out of 4	643 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Downside Junior School Chaul End Lane , LU4 8EZ	- not rated	701 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Downside Primary School Chaul End Lane , LU4 8EZ	3out of 4	701 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Challney High School for Boys Stoneygate Road , LU4 9TJ	4out of 4	1,013 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Challney High School for Boys and Community College Stoneygate Road , LU4 9TJ	- not rated	1,013 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Challney High School for Girls Addington Way , LU4 9FJ	4out of 4	1,093 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Challney High School for Girls Addington Way , LU4 9FJ	- not rated	1,093 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Denbigh High School Alexandra Avenue , LU3 1HE	4out of 4	2,214 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	3,661 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Streetfield Middle School Dunstable Road , Caddington LU1 4BB	- not rated	4,294 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brandreth Middle School Parkside Drive , Houghton Regis LU5 5PX	- not rated	4,414 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Linmear Middle School Parkside Drive , Houghton Regis LU5 5PX	- not rated	4,414 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kings Houghton Middle School Parkside Drive , Houghton Regis LU5 5PX	- not rated	4,512 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	2,700 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Luton Sixth Form College Bradgers Hill Road , LU2 7EW	- not rated	3,040 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Bedfordshire College Kingsway , LU5 4HG	- not rated	4,903 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	4,801 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	719 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Focus School 77-79 Marsh Road , LU3 2QG	- not rated	734 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia 364 - 370 Leagrave Road , LU3 1RF	- not rated	1,162 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Luton Education, Tuition and Guidance Centre 9 Cosgrove Way , LU1 1XL	- not rated	1,239 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al Hikmah Boys School 145 High Street , Luton LU4 9LE	- not rated	1,268 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
Desi Junction	158b Chester Avenue	288 yd
Dee Dees Family Cafe	The Range, Unit 1, Madford Retail Park, Dunstable Road	392 yd
Next Stop Cafe Ltd	487 Dunstable Road	576 yd
New Darbar Cafe	241a Selbourne Road	651 yd
Amayas	10 Marsh Road	685 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Old Boys of Luton 2015 Ltd	Luton Boys Club, Chaul End Centre, 515 Dunstable Road	614 yd
The Leicester Arms	The Leicester Arms, 531 Dunstable Road	742 yd
Beech Hill Bowling Club	Beech Hill Bowling Club, 407 Dunstable Road	924 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tang's Fish Shop	75 Beechwood Road	2 yd
Darbar FC LTD	100 Beechwood Road	344 yd
Bonitos Peri Peri	82 Roman Road	417 yd
BHAGARA	Unit 2 (Section A1), 314-318 SELBOURNE ROAD	626 yd
Food HQ	314-318 Selbourne Road	740 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd	171-177 Marsh Road	806 yd
Poundstretcher	187-191 Marsh Road	1,073 yd
Lidl	164-170 Marsh Road	1,078 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kent Athletic Sports & Social Club (Closed) Tenby Drive	grass pitches	329 yd
Chaul End Lane Open Space DUNSTABLE ROAD	grass pitches	605 yd
Beechwood Primary School BEECHWOOD ROAD	grass pitches	652 yd
Kingsway Recreation Ground THE 61 FOOTBALL CLUB THE 61 FOOTBALL CLUB BEVERLEY ROAD	grass pitches	812 yd
Blundell Road Recreation Ground BLUNDELL ROAD	grass pitches	818 yd
St Joseph'S Catholic Primary School GARDENIA AVENUE	athletics tracks, grass pitches	903 yd
Challney High School For Boys STONEYGATE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,012 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	131 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of LU4 9RX