Chester Avenue is in Luton and in Luton district. LU4 9SQ is located in the Challney electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Luton North. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Chester Avenue, Luton, LU4 9SQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LU4 9RX, LU4 9RY, LU4 9SF, LU4 9FQ, LU4 9BN, LU4 9PZ, LU4 9DH, LU4 9SA, LU4 9SH.

Chester Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Chester Avenue are based on 195 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU4 9SQ

Average Price
£279,553
Semi-Detached
£283,127
Terraced
£277,972
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chester Avenue

Average Price
£277,221
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chester AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
81 Chester Avenue, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£250,0002023-03-03 £238,892
102 Chester Avenue, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£310,0002022-10-19 £287,704
77 Chester Avenue, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£305,0002022-08-24 £290,759
75 Chester Avenue, Luton, Luton
Terraced, an established residential building 		£310,0002022-01-24 £316,009
54 Chester Avenue, Luton, Luton
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£292,0002021-11-16 £309,191

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4The Gill Blowers Nursery School
1 Mossdale Court, Teesdale LU4 9JL 		1,569 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pastures Way Nursery School
Pastures Way, LU4 0PE 		2,495 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Grasmere Nursery School
Icknield Way, LU3 2BT 		3,310 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rothesay Nursery School
59 Rothesay Road, LU1 1RB 		3,387 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Willow Nursery School
Goldstone Crescent, LU5 4QU 		3,527 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Beechwood Primary School
Linden Road, LU4 9RD 		556 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Downside Primary School
Chaul End Lane, LU4 8EZ 		701 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Norton Road Primary School
Norton Road, LU3 2NX 		984 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Gardenia Avenue, LU3 2NS 		1,160 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Leagrave Primary School
Strangers Way, LU4 9ND 		1,302 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Challney High School for Boys
Stoneygate Road, LU4 9TJ 		780 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
2out of 4Challney High School for Girls
Addington Way, LU4 9FJ 		849 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4The Chalk Hills Academy
Leagrave High St, LU4 0NE 		2,418 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Denbigh High School
Alexandra Avenue, LU3 1HE 		2,460 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Icknield High School
Riddy Lane, LU3 2AH 		2,610 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLuton Sixth Form College
Bradgers Hill Road, LU2 7EW 		3,264 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCentral Bedfordshire College
Kingsway, LU5 4HG 		4,669 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Priory Academy
Britain Street, LU5 4JA 		4,583 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedAl Hikmah Boys School
145 High Street, Luton LU4 9LE 		1,032 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedKings House Preparatory School and Nursery
King's House, High Street Leagrave LU4 9JY 		1,033 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedJamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia
364 - 370 Leagrave Road, LU3 1RF 		1,407 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedRabia Girls' and Boys' School
12-16 Portland Road, LU4 8AX 		1,605 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedActive Support Education Centre
Unit 1 Britannia Estates, Leagrave Road LU3 1RJ 		1,913 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Desi Junction158b Chester Avenue210 yd
Dee Dees Family CafeThe Range, Unit 1, Madford Retail Park, Dunstable Road411 yd
Next Stop Cafe Ltd487 Dunstable Road596 yd
Orbital Trampoline Park - Cafe30 Chaul End Lane682 yd
McDonalds Restaurants LimitedDunstable Road Retail Park, 2b Chaul End Lane684 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Old Boys of Luton 2015 LtdLuton Boys Club, Chaul End Centre, 515 Dunstable Road543 yd
The Leicester ArmsThe Leicester Arms, 531 Dunstable Road641 yd
Beech Hill Bowling ClubBeech Hill Bowling Club, 407 Dunstable Road1,009 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tang's Fish Shop75 Beechwood Road123 yd
Bonitos Peri Peri82 Roman Road348 yd
Darbar FC LTD100 Beechwood Road429 yd
Spicy house ltd T/A The fat pizza/The Fat Burger/ Dixy Chicken2 Addington Court, Addington Way644 yd
BHAGARAUnit 2 (Section A1), 314-318 SELBOURNE ROAD749 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd171-177 Marsh Road858 yd
Poundstretcher187-191 Marsh Road1,091 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Kent Athletic Sports & Social Club (Closed)
Tenby Drive 		grass pitches415 yd
Chaul End Lane Open Space
DUNSTABLE ROAD 		grass pitches549 yd
Beechwood Primary School
BEECHWOOD ROAD 		grass pitches640 yd
Kingsway Recreation Ground
THE 61 FOOTBALL CLUB THE 61 FOOTBALL CLUB BEVERLEY ROAD 		grass pitches881 yd
Challney High School For Boys
STONEYGATE ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts888 yd
Blundell Road Recreation Ground
BLUNDELL ROAD 		grass pitches933 yd
St Joseph'S Catholic Primary School
GARDENIA AVENUE 		athletics tracks, grass pitches1,007 yd
Challney High School For Girls
Addington Way 		artificial grass pitch1,037 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed76.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed121.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Chester Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 491 crimes were reported near Chester Avenue . Only 21% 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 LU4 9SQ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Chester Avenue, Luton, LU4 9SQ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 491
Violence And Sexual Offences 155
Other Theft 120
Anti Social Behaviour 69
Public Order 28
Vehicle Crime 26
Shoplifting 22
Criminal Damage And Arson 18
Drugs 17
Burglary 13
Possession Of Weapons 7
Bicycle Theft 6
Other Crime 5
Robbery 4
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LU4 9SQ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Oakley Road394 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Chester Avenue55 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Petrol Station456 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Seaton Road333 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Wyvern Close352 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Shopping Area538 yd
2023-12DrugsLocal resolutionOn or near Dunstable Road527 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Dunstable Road527 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Supermarket527 yd
2023-12ShopliftingInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Supermarket527 yd
More Crime Statistics for Chester Avenue, Luton, LU4 9SQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in LU4 9SQ 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 Employee107
Looking after home or family56
Part-Time Employee48
Self-Employed44
Retired43
Student (economically inactive)42
Other28
Full-Time Student (with or without job)16
Unemployed11
Long-Term Sick or disabled9

Employment Industry

Transport and storage35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles32
Manufacturing19
Accommodation and food service activities18
Human health and social work activities18
Education16
Construction9
Professional, scientific and technical activities9
Information and communication6
Other5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Financial and insurance activities5
Real estate activities4
Administrative and support service activities4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female275
Male280

Partnership Status

Single125
Married: Opposite sex230
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated9
Divorced18
Widowed19

Health

Very good health246
Good health221
Fair health71
Bad health15
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications124
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 44
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 42
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 55
Degree or Similar 98
Other26

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi66
Chinese1
Indian25
Pakistani287
Other Asian37
Black African3
Black Caribbean26
Other Black6
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed Other6
White61
Roma3
Arab9
Other20

Country of Birth

United Kingdom304
European Union41
Rest of Europe1
Africa8
Middle East and Asia187
The Americas and the Caribbean14

Length of Residence

Born in the UK304
10+ Years153
5-10 Years35
2-5 Years19
Less than 2 years42

Passport Held

United Kingdom402
Ireland2
France1
Italy26
Spain6
Lithuania4
Poland8
Romania6
Other EU countries7
Other Europe1
South and Eastern Africa1
Southern Asia60
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held30

Religion

No religion22
Christian78
Hindu17
Jewish1
Muslim411
Sikh18
Not answered10
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