Luton

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 7° · 51% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:30

9h 31m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Brent - Ikea, United Kingdom

• 7.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

389 reported · August 2026▼ 13% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences143
• Anti-social behaviour102
• Criminal damage & arson30
• Vehicle crime22

Neighbourhood team: Luton Central · Bedfordshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

354 reported road collisions (2025)

63 killed or seriously injured · 450 casualties · 15.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 308 rated 4–5 ★ (237 top)
• 33 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Leagrave (1.9 km)
• 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£285,800 average▲ 0.1% YoY

Across Luton · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,222 average monthly rent▲ 2.7% YoY

• 1 bed £907
• 2 bed £1,114
• 3 bed £1,337

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.5 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,673 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 169.9p · Asda (4.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (2.9 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

84 charging locations within ~8 km

• 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: Solus Accident Repair Centres – Luton (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms3
• Sports pitches18
• Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

225,262 residents in Luton · 5,196/km²

• Under 16: 23%
• 16–64: 65%
• 65+: 12%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,446
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK19,454
• Net moves−8,008

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 33 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

14% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,440 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (33% of 85,480)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

79 schools · 40,884 pupils

46 primary · 13 secondary · 20 other

Ofsted: 29 of 33 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

70 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Luton

194 CQC-registered services

• Care homes35
• GP practices32
• Dentists31
• Homecare agencies69
• Hospitals & hospices7

CQC ratings: 70% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Luton

• Not in the Green Belt
• 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

162 applications decided

72.2% granted · 117 granted, 45 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Sarah Owen

Labour

Luton North

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Independent / Conservative coalition

• Lab 21
• Con 3
• LD 13
• Grn 2
• Ref 1
• Oth 8

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools20
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies13
• Supermarkets8
• Parks & greens13
• Restaurants & cafés95

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,365 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1,373 jobs advertised · £47,837 avg

e.g. Class 1 Driver, Retail Graduate Management Programme (Hiring Immediately), Senior Estimator

Source: Adzuna

£709 median full-time weekly pay

6.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,612 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 94,640 certificates

12.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

79% low-carbon electricity

Wind 44% · Gas 21% · Nuclear 18% · Solar 12%

87 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.3 yrs women · 78.4 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.8 women · 56.9 men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

14 GP surgeries · 14 pharmacies in LU3

• Woodland Avenue Practice
• The Blenheim Medical Centre
• Sundon Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Luton North:

• Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 735 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
• Fund £20,000 a year (term time) wage for Teaching Assistants138 local signatures · 39,730 nationwide
• Introduce weekend access to death certification for burials125 local signatures · 9,659 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND111 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases83 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Biscot · 0.6 km

  Biscot is an area of Luton close to the town centre, in the Luton district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. The area is roughly bounded by Montrose Avenue to the north, the Midland Main Line to the…

• Maidenhall, Luton · 0.8 km

  Maidenhall is a district of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, north of the town centre and Bury Park, centred on Maidenhall Road, according to a limited number of sources. It is referenced on bus timetables and in one new…

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  Saints, Luton · 0.8 km

  Saints is a suburb of Luton, in the Luton district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It is located off New Bedford Road and two miles north of the Luton town centre. The area is bounded by the River…

• Denbigh High School, Luton · 0.9 km

  Denbigh High School is an academy school in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Colin Townsend was Headteacher, following Dame Yasmin Bevan's retirement as Executive Principal and Headteacher at the end of 2014. Donna Neely…

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  Luton North · 1.0 km

  Luton North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Sarah Owen, of the Labour Party.

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  Kent Athletic F.C. · 1.1 km

  Kent Athletic F.C. is a football club based in Leagrave, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)