Kingsway

Luton · East of England · population 11,298 · 5 LSOAs

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

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,236 of 6,856 in England
  • #726 of 746 in East of England
  • #20 of 22 in Luton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,352
Median age (est.)30
Density8,158per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above24%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 26%15–24 17%25–44 32%45–64 18%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 11%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 16%Couple, no children: 7%Couple with children: 36%Lone parent: 13%Other: 29%
One person 16%Couple, no children 7%Couple with children 36%Lone parent 13%Other 29%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Process & plant 17% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Process & plant17%
Professional13%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors8%
Associate professional8%
Skilled trades7%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 10%Asian: 79%Black: 5%Mixed: 2%Other: 4%
White 10%Asian 79%Black 5%Mixed 2%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 75% · Christian 11% · No religion 4%

Born outside the UK: 46%

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

Kingsway is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,236 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 22 in Luton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (43) and lowest on Income (3). Typical homes here, about £270,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 35 sales), 14% below the wider Luton median of £315,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,792 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 70 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 3 · #6,654
Employment 20 · #5,503
Education 6 · #6,428
Health 28 · #4,927
Crime 43 · #3,892
Housing & access 7 · #6,366
Living environment 25 · #5,126

House prices ?

£270,000median (12m) · +1.9% yr · n=35
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£270,00035+1.9%+35.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£285,00015-1.7%+5.6%
Terraced£242,00013-8.7%+15.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£270,000
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)£40,792±£6,430 · #3,178 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£22,048
Price-to-income ?6.6×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 ?

17Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

70 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 786 offences
Luton85
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,512 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences357
Theft100
Burglary28
Vehicle crime83
Criminal damage & arson69
Public order & weapons72
Drugs35
Robbery10
Other32

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 122 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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