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Wigmore & Airport

Middle area

East Luton. 10,146 people in 5.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Wigmore & Airport live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£312,000
Joint 3,290th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,215
Joint 1,004th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Wigmore & Airport

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wigmore & Airport at a rate of 120.3 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
Shoplifting418
Violence and sexual offences241
Other crime213
Anti-social behaviour148
Vehicle crime81
Criminal damage and arson59
Drug offences28
Theft from the person17
Burglary13
Robbery3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Wigmore & Airport 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. Wigmore & Airport is £312,000.
£312,00010th cheapest
Population22 middle areas, Luton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Luton22 areas from 6,383 to 14,641. The middle area is 10,164. Wigmore & Airport is 10,215.
10,21511th most 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%. Wigmore & Airport is 0.0%.
0%joint 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%. Wigmore & Airport is 95.2%.
95.2%4th lowest

Is Wigmore & Airport safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wigmore & Airport at a rate of 120.3 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, 122 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wigmore & Airport.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (418), violence and sexual offences (241) and other crime (213).

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 Wigmore & Airport 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
Wigmore & Airport in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wigmore & Airport was £312,000 in 2025.

Wigmore & Airport had 10,215 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Wigmore & Airport live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Wigmore & Airport, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.