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Luton 010C

Neighbourhood

Central Luton. 2,246 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.1 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Luton 010C is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
56.5
Joint 1,387th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
2,118
Joint 3,710th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Luton 010C compares

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

Luton 010CMiddle
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 010C is 56.5.
56.55th 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 010C is 2,118.
2,11825th 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 010C is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest
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 010C is 9.9%.
9.9%10th highest

Is Luton 010C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Luton 010C at a rate of 63.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 52.3 per 1,000 people across Montrose Avenue.

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

In August 2026 alone, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Luton 010C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (59), other crime (25) and shoplifting (18).

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 010C 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 010C in brief

Luton 010C has a deprivation score of 56.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Luton 010C had 2,118 usual residents at the census.

In Luton 010C, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Luton 010C, 9.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.