Lewsey South

Luton · East of England · population 8,782 · 5 LSOAs

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

46Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,700 of 6,856 in England
  • #503 of 746 in East of England
  • #7 of 22 in Luton
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,805
Median age (est.)38
Density5,404per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above35%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 13%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 9%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 11%Other: 22%
One person 25%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 11%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Elementary 14% · Process & plant 10%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Elementary14%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure9%
Associate professional9%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 43%Asian: 40%Black: 9%Mixed: 3%Other: 4%
White 43%Asian 40%Black 9%Mixed 3%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · Muslim 26% · No religion 14%

Born outside the UK: 42%

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 South sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,700 of 6,856 in England, and #7 of 22 in Luton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (52) and lowest on Housing & access (34). Typical homes here, about £340,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 31% in five years (from 77 sales), 8% above the wider Luton median of £315,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,852 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 71 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 34 · #4,509
Employment 52 · #3,254
Education 45 · #3,768
Health 46 · #3,700
Crime 52 · #3,302
Housing & access 34 · #4,516
Living environment 44 · #3,857

House prices ?

£340,000median (12m) · +5.8% yr · n=77
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£340,00077+5.8%+31.1%
Detached£430,0007+19.9%
Semi-detached£342,50049+6.0%+32.8%
Terraced£306,00019
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£340,000
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)£42,852±£6,205 · #2,622 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,331
Price-to-income ?7.9×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 ?

52Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

71 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 627 offences
Luton85
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,629 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences348
Theft50
Burglary16
Vehicle crime40
Criminal damage & arson65
Public order & weapons60
Drugs34
Robbery5
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 66 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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