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New Town

Middle area

South Luton. 15,312 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for New Town’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£237,750
2,399th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
13,277
77th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How New Town compares

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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. New Town is £237,750.
£237,7503rd lowest
Population22 middle areas, Luton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Luton22 areas from 6,383 to 14,641. The middle area is 10,164. New Town is 13,277.
13,2772nd highest
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%. New Town is 97.6%.
97.6%7th lowest
Claimant rate22 middle areas, Luton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Luton22 areas from 3.0% to 10.0%. The middle area is 6.7%. New Town is 6.8%.
6.8%joint 8th highest

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 New Town 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
29.5
45th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
New Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in New Town was £237,750 in 2025.

New Town had 13,277 usual residents at the census.

In New Town, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In New Town, 6.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.