Bury Park
Luton 017 · 6 sub-areas · 12,165 residents
Bury Park is a commuter neighbourhood within Luton — train into London runs in around 40 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Overview
What's it like to live in Bury Park?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 18 restaurants and 0 pubs in five minutes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,211 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Bury Park in Luton
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Bury Park?
- The median monthly rent across Bury Park is £1,211.
- How safe is Bury Park?
- Bury Park has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Bury Park?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 14 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Bury Park?
- There are 22 schools within 2 km of Bury Park, of which 45% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 690 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Bury Park?
- The most common council tax band in Bury Park is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,789. Council tax is set by Luton council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Bury Park to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Bury Park to central London is approximately 40 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Bury Park?
- 100% of premises in Bury Park are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Bury Park?
- Bury Park sits in IMD decile 1 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Bury Park?
- 35% of households in Bury Park are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Bury Park?
- The average property price across Luton (the local authority covering Bury Park) is approximately £278,866, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Bury Park a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.48 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £28,741.)
- Which local areas are part of Bury Park?
- Bury Park contains 6 local areas: Luton 017E, Luton 017F, Luton 017B, Luton 017A, Luton 017D…
Frequently asked about Bury Park
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Bury Park?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Bury Park is £1,211. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Bury Park a safe place to live?
- Bury Park has a safety score of 29/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Bury Park?
- 45% of schools within 2 km of Bury Park are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Bury Park?
- Public-transport commute time from Bury Park to central London is approximately 40 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Bury Park different from the rest of Luton?
- Bury Park contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Bury Park rank in Luton?
- Bury Park scores 85/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Luton, see the Cities table on the Luton page.