Luton vs St Albans

A side-by-side comparison of the Luton and St Albanslocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Luton is the more populous; council tax is lower in St Albans; St Albans has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Luton	St Albans
Population	225,262	148,165
Density	5,196/km²	919/km²
Deprivation	3% in most-deprived 10%	0% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,440	£2,419
Schools Good/Outstanding	88%	100%
Aged under 16	23%	22%
Aged 16–64	65%	61%
Aged 65+	12%	17%

Luton council area →St Albans council area →