Barnfield

Luton · East of England · population 9,925 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

74Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,767 of 6,856 in England
  • #235 of 746 in East of England
  • #2 of 22 in Luton
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,852
Median age (est.)38
Density4,370per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above41%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 13%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 44%Social rent: 1%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 44%Social rent 1%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 18%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 38%Lone parent: 10%Other: 20%
One person 18%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 38%Lone parent 10%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Process & plant7%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 40%Asian: 46%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 40%Asian 46%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Muslim 38% · Christian 33% · No religion 15%

Born outside the UK: 28%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Barnfield is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,767 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 22 in Luton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (85) and lowest on Housing & access (34). Typical homes here sold for about £397,500 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 106 sales), 26% above the wider Luton median of £315,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,170 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 39 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 47 · #3,604
Employment 78 · #1,499
Education 66 · #2,301
Health 79 · #1,465
Crime 74 · #1,808
Housing & access 34 · #4,543
Living environment 85 · #1,019

House prices ?

£397,500median (12m) · -4.8% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£397,500106-4.8%+8.9%
Detached£448,92327-12.6%+10.8%
Semi-detached£411,00058+4.1%+13.3%
Terraced£315,00016+8.6%+28.8%
Flat£180,0005
This area£397,500
Luton£315,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£49,170±£7,292 · #1,207 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,533
Price-to-income ?8.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

57Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

39 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 385 offences
Luton85
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,145 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences203
Theft30
Burglary9
Vehicle crime44
Criminal damage & arson23
Public order & weapons50
Drugs11
Robbery3
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 110 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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