Limbury

Luton · East of England · population 13,212 · 7 LSOAs

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

30Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,797 of 6,856 in England
  • #633 of 746 in East of England
  • #10 of 22 in Luton
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,975
Median age (est.)36
Density6,463per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above29%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 23%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 9%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 14%Other: 18%
One person 24%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 14%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 15% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary15%
Process & plant13%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 44%Asian: 39%Black: 9%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 44%Asian 39%Black 9%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · Muslim 35% · No religion 15%

Born outside the UK: 35%

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

Limbury is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,797 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 22 in Luton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (54) and lowest on Housing & access (16). Typical homes here sold for about £320,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 99 sales), in line with the wider Luton median of £315,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,398 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 17 · #5,681
Employment 40 · #4,097
Education 25 · #5,160
Health 44 · #3,871
Crime 47 · #3,659
Housing & access 16 · #5,784
Living environment 54 · #3,131

House prices ?

£320,000median (12m) · +3.2% yr · n=99
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£320,00099+3.2%+20.8%
Detached£398,25012+2.1%-4.3%
Semi-detached£331,25052+0.4%+20.5%
Terraced£297,50028+5.8%+21.7%
Flat£158,0007-4.0%
This area£320,000
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)£40,398±£5,761 · #3,308 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,365
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 ?

40Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

60 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 791 offences
Luton85
East of England70
England83

Rank #2,858 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences391
Theft77
Burglary26
Vehicle crime69
Criminal damage & arson77
Public order & weapons70
Drugs46
Robbery16
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 127 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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