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Barnfield

Middle area

North Luton. 10,378 people in 2.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 54% of people in Barnfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£400,000
Joint 1,898th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,851
Joint 1,271st most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
54%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Barnfield

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnfield at a rate of 47.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 93.2 per 1,000 people across Luton.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences194
Anti-social behaviour112
Other crime81
Vehicle crime41
Criminal damage and arson19
Drug offences15
Shoplifting15
Burglary6
Robbery4
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Barnfield compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

BarnfieldMiddle
Median sale price21 middle areas, Luton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Luton21 areas from £214,000 to £400,000. The middle area is £320,000. Barnfield is £400,000.
£400,000most expensive
Population22 middle areas, Luton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Luton22 areas from 6,383 to 14,641. The middle area is 10,164. Barnfield is 9,851.
9,85110th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 middle areas, Luton · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Luton22 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 85.0%. Barnfield is 54.0%.
54%9th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 middle areas, Luton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Luton22 areas from 93.7% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.0%. Barnfield is 99.9%.
99.9%joint 2nd highest

Is Barnfield safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnfield at a rate of 47.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 93.2 per 1,000 people across Luton.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barnfield.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (194), anti-social behaviour (112) and other crime (81).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Luton

These figures are published for the whole of Luton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Luton and not Barnfield alone. See Luton

Average house price
£284,946
Up 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,732
51st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
Joint 123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
29.5
45th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Barnfield in brief

The median price paid for a home in Barnfield was £400,000 in 2025.

Barnfield had 9,851 usual residents at the census.

About 54% of people in Barnfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Barnfield, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.