Luton

18°CCloudy

• Today: 22° / 12° · 62% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:25

12h 56m 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

399 reported · July 2026▼ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences161
• Anti-social behaviour81
• Other theft30
• Vehicle crime26

Neighbourhood team: Luton Central · Bedfordshire

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

375 reported road collisions (2024)

64 killed or seriously injured · 495 casualties · 16.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 320 rated 4–5 ★ (239 top)
• 26 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

£289,790 average▲ 2.9% YoY

Across Luton · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,221 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY

• 1 bed £907
• 2 bed £1,113
• 3 bed £1,336

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · ESSO (6.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (2.9 km)

12 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)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 52 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Luton

195 CQC-registered services

• Care homes35
• GP practices32
• Dentists30
• Homecare agencies72
• 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)

175 applications decided

70.3% granted · 123 granted, 52 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sarah Owen

Labour

Luton North

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 22
• Con 3
• LD 13
• Ref 1
• Oth 9

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,055 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

2,188 jobs advertised · £47,738 avg

e.g. Mobile Mechanic, Mobile Vehicle Technician - Stevenage, Senior Quantity Surveyor

Source: Adzuna

£709 median full-time weekly pay

6.5% 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

92% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Solar 28% · Nuclear 16% · Gas 8%

33 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 718 local signatures · 19,618 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s329 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership202 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office193 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test138 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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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)