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Luton 017C

Neighbourhood

Central Luton. 2,035 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Luton 017C is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
42.9
Joint 3,837th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,928
Joint 6,627th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Luton 017C compares

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

Luton 017CMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only125 neighbourhoods, Luton · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Luton125 areas from 5.9 to 59.4. The middle area is 27.0. Luton 017C is 42.9.
42.9joint 21st most deprived
Population125 neighbourhoods, Luton · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Luton125 areas from 1,177 to 2,849. The middle area is 1,744. Luton 017C is 1,928.
1,92840th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage125 neighbourhoods, Luton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Luton125 areas from 77.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.7%. Luton 017C is 99.3%.
99.3%joint 42nd lowest
Claimant rate125 neighbourhoods, Luton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Luton125 areas from 1.4% to 12.6%. The middle area is 6.0%. Luton 017C is 9.3%.
9.3%16th highest

Is Luton 017C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Luton 017C at a rate of 62.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 124.0 per 1,000 people across Bury Park.

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

In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Luton 017C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (66), other crime (22) and anti-social behaviour (16).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Luton and not Luton 017C 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
Population estimate
236,380
Down 0.7% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Luton 017C in brief

Luton 017C has a deprivation score of 42.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Luton 017C had 1,928 usual residents at the census.

In Luton 017C, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Luton 017C, 9.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.