Bury Park

Luton · East of England · population 11,446 · 6 LSOAs

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

5Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,517 of 6,856 in England
  • #736 of 746 in East of England
  • #21 of 22 in Luton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,538
Median age (est.)31
Density12,575per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above25%
No car or van41%

Age

0–14 26%15–24 16%25–44 32%45–64 19%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 46%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 17%Private rent 46%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 8%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 12%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 8%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 12%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 25% · Process & plant 15% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary25%
Process & plant15%
Professional13%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure10%
Associate professional8%
Administrative7%
Skilled trades7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 16%Asian: 71%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 4%
White 16%Asian 71%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 68% · Christian 17% · No religion 5%

Born outside the UK: 53%

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

Bury Park is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,517 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #21 of 22 in Luton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (24) and lowest on Income (1). Typical homes here sold for about £204,000 over the past year, down 2% across five years (from 40 sales), 35% below the wider Luton median of £315,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,306 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 133 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 1 · #6,757
Employment 18 · #5,612
Education 5 · #6,497
Health 24 · #5,235
Crime 18 · #5,585
Housing & access 7 · #6,394
Living environment 4 · #6,606

House prices ?

£204,000median (12m) · +0.7% yr · n=40
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£204,00040+0.7%-1.9%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£255,0007-29.2%-6.1%
Terraced£230,00015+4.3%+12.2%
Flat£162,50018+12.8%
This area£204,000
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)£34,306±£5,303 · #5,238 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£19,229
Price-to-income ?5.9×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

13Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

133 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,523 offences
Luton85
East of England70
England83

Rank #5,701 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences541
Theft544
Burglary39
Vehicle crime73
Criminal damage & arson79
Public order & weapons120
Drugs64
Robbery33
Other30

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 147 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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