Lewsey North

Luton · East of England · population 10,005 · 6 LSOAs

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

18Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,605 of 6,856 in England
  • #686 of 746 in East of England
  • #13 of 22 in Luton
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,111
Median age (est.)35
Density6,048per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above26%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 13%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 34%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 34%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 17%Other: 14%
One person 28%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 17%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Professional14%
Caring & leisure12%
Process & plant12%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 50%Asian: 27%Black: 15%Mixed: 6%Other: 3%
White 50%Asian 27%Black 15%Mixed 6%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · Muslim 23% · No religion 22%

Born outside the UK: 33%

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

Lewsey North is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,605 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 22 in Luton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (84) but weak on Income (10). Typical homes here sold for about £290,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 72 sales), 8% below the wider Luton median of £315,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,253 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 60 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 10 · #6,161
Employment 19 · #5,557
Education 22 · #5,379
Health 18 · #5,653
Crime 40 · #4,145
Housing & access 20 · #5,489
Living environment 84 · #1,067

House prices ?

£290,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=72
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£290,000720.0%+22.1%
Detached£366,2508+18.5%
Semi-detached£299,00032-0.3%+28.6%
Terraced£279,00024-1.2%+21.3%
Flat£157,4988
This area£290,000
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)£37,253±£5,292 · #4,288 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,789
Price-to-income ?7.8×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

29Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

60 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 603 offences
Luton85
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,891 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences322
Theft50
Burglary18
Vehicle crime24
Criminal damage & arson45
Public order & weapons68
Drugs39
Robbery6
Other31

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 89 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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