Central Luton
Luton · East of England · population 6,947 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,558 of 6,856 in England
- #738 of 746 in East of England
- #22 of 22 in Luton
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 31% · Caring & leisure 12% · Professional 11%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 31% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Professional | 11% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Administrative | 6% |
| Managers & directors | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 43% · No religion 20% · Muslim 19%
Born outside the UK: 63%
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
Central Luton is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,558 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #22 of 22 in Luton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (13) and lowest on Crime (2). Too few homes have sold here recently to report a reliable local price, so the house-price figures fall back to the wider Luton area. Typical household take-home income is around £31,399 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 436 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | Too few sales to report (n=8) | |||
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Terraced | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Flat | £150,000 | 5 | +11.1% | +14.3% |
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Household income
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 ?
No Affordability-adjusted Score: this area has too few recent sales to place its house prices on the national scale.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,395 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 1,025 |
| Theft | 801 |
| Burglary | 98 |
| Vehicle crime | 169 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 188 |
| Public order & weapons | 366 |
| Drugs | 261 |
| Robbery | 82 |
| Other | 42 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 393 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Luton
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Everton WestLiverpool4£119,000
- Beacon Lough & WrekentonGateshead4£147,500
- Allens CrossBirmingham4£196,000
- Dane Valley & Northdown HillThanet4£271,250
- Barton HillBristol, City of4£315,000
- StrangewaysManchester4£262,350