Area insights about Luton, local authority district
Income
View »Includes low-income areas, areas of average wealth and wealthy areas 3/10 - 7/10
Deprivation
View »Composed of non-deprived areas by 30%
Professional occupations
View »Low % of managerial, administrative, and professional occupations 1/10
Residents with degrees
View »Low % of residents are degree-educated or similar 3/10
Crime
View »Medium crime rate 5/10
Demographics
View »- Main ethnic group
- White British 32%
- Main religion
- Christian 38%
- Main age band
- Aged 20 to 39 30%
- Main household type
- Single-family: with dependent children 31%
Noise
View »- 33.1% of the area is affected by Traffic noise
- 26.8% of the area is affected by Aircraft noise
Transport
View »The area is served by the transport links:
- National Rail
- Chiltern Railways
- Thameslink
Outside London, only National Rail stations are included
Schools
View »67 mainstream schools
- Outstanding: 9 schools or 13%
- Good: 52 schools or 78%
- Primary schools: 51 (6 Outstanding, 40 Good)
- Secondary schools: 17 (3 Outstanding, 12 Good)
- State-funded: 58 schools or 87%
- Private: 6 schools or 9%
Flood risk
View »Contains areas that are at risk of flood
Resident reviews
View »3.9Terrible area
- Local architecture / Beauty
- 3.3
- Green spaces
- 5.5
- Prosperity
- 2.5
- Safety
- 2.5
- High street / Retail amenities
- 3.3
- Transport links
- 4.8
- Local community
- 4.0
- Schools
- 5.5
Local residents say
unattractiveresidentialcouncilperiodbusyPakisGoHome, Jan 22 2025
Living in LU3 1QT has been challenging due to the area's current atmosphere. The neighbourhood feels hostile at times, particularly for non-Pakistanis, as there seems to be a ...
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Mike, Nov 23 2024
Farley Hill is relatively close to Luton town center, making it convenient for shopping, dining, and accessing essential services. Public transport links, including buses, pro...
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Safe heaven , Sept 9 2024
Bad environment, mostly council housing with many drugs problems
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