Warden Hill

Luton · East of England · population 6,449 · 4 LSOAs

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

51Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,384 of 6,856 in England
  • #456 of 746 in East of England
  • #5 of 22 in Luton
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,442
Median age (est.)43
Density5,068per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above30%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 25%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 13%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 11%Other: 20%
One person 29%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 11%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 12% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional11%
Administrative11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 56%Asian: 28%Black: 8%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 56%Asian 28%Black 8%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · Muslim 21% · No religion 20%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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

Warden Hill sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,384 of 6,856 in England, and #5 of 22 in Luton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (88) and lowest on Housing & access (37). Typical homes here sold for about £330,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 60 sales), in line with the wider Luton median of £315,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,153 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 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 40 · #4,077
Employment 44 · #3,816
Education 41 · #4,022
Health 49 · #3,474
Crime 58 · #2,905
Housing & access 37 · #4,317
Living environment 88 · #821

House prices ?

£330,000median (12m) · +3.1% yr · n=60
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£330,00060+3.1%+15.4%
Detached£505,00015+14.8%+27.0%
Semi-detached£323,50034+6.4%+15.5%
Terraced£297,5008+4.0%+26.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£330,000
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)£41,153±£5,820 · #3,082 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,414
Price-to-income ?8.0×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

58Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 447 offences
Luton85
East of England70
England83

Rank #3,491 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences156
Theft144
Burglary10
Vehicle crime43
Criminal damage & arson30
Public order & weapons27
Drugs15
Robbery13
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 67 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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