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Luton 021B

Neighbourhood

South east Luton. 1,872 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 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 021B is in decile 4.

Deprivation score
21.6
Joint 13,409th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£330,000
Joint 13,011th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,622
Joint 17,037th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Luton 021B compares

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

Luton 021BMiddle
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 021B is 21.6.
21.6joint 44th least deprived
Median sale price90 neighbourhoods, Luton · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Luton90 areas from £96,125 to £510,000. The middle area is £321,250. Luton 021B is £330,000.
£330,000joint 39th most expensive
Population125 neighbourhoods, Luton · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Luton125 areas from 1,177 to 2,849. The middle area is 1,744. Luton 021B is 1,622.
1,62244th least 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 021B is 99.9%.
99.9%joint 40th highest

Is Luton 021B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Luton 021B at a rate of 222.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 155.1 per 1,000 people across New Town.

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

In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Luton 021B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (188), vehicle crime (60) and other crime (49).

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 021B alone. See Luton

Average house price
£285,800
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,732
51st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
Joint 120th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
236,380
Down 0.7% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Luton 021B in brief

Luton 021B has a deprivation score of 21.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Luton 021B was £330,000 in 2025.

Luton 021B had 1,622 usual residents at the census.

In Luton 021B, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.