New Town
Luton · East of England · population 13,867 · 7 LSOAs
Postcode LU1
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,688 of 6,856 in England
- #688 of 746 in East of England
- #14 of 22 in Luton
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 25% · Professional 13% · Process & plant 11%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 25% |
| Professional | 13% |
| Process & plant | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Associate professional | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 20% · Muslim 15%
Born outside the UK: 53%
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
New Town is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,688 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 22 in Luton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (30) and lowest on Living environment (11). Typical homes here sold for about £252,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 97 sales), 20% below the wider Luton median of £315,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,441 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 143 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 | £252,000 | 97 | +14.5% | +17.9% |
| Detached | £480,000 | 7 | -1.0% | -8.6% |
| Semi-detached | £330,000 | 29 | +3.1% | +13.4% |
| Terraced | £236,000 | 37 | +0.9% | +16.0% |
| Flat | £156,500 | 24 | +14.9% | +9.8% |
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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 ?
- #4,628 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,840 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 658 |
| Theft | 519 |
| Burglary | 62 |
| Vehicle crime | 207 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 118 |
| Public order & weapons | 188 |
| Drugs | 137 |
| Robbery | 51 |
| Other | 38 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 387 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.
- Coxford & Lords HillSouthampton17£247,000
- Ashton WaterlooTameside17£205,000
- QueenswayNorth Northamptonshire17£200,000
- Earlestown SouthSt. Helens17£182,500
- Currock & UpperbyCumberland17£143,000
- Plaistow North EastNewham17£395,000