Neighbourhood · Luton · East of England
Limbury
Luton 006 · 7 sub-areas · 13,805 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (74/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (65/100)Liveability 76/100 · Top quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Limbury is a commuter neighbourhood within Luton — train into London runs in around 49 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; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
76/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Limbury?
A snapshot of Limbury
3 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Limbury?
- The median monthly rent across Limbury is £1,211.
- How safe is Limbury?
- Limbury 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 Limbury?
- 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 12 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Limbury?
- There are 21 schools within 2 km of Limbury, of which 48% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1345 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Limbury?
- The most common council tax band in Limbury is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,999. Council tax is set by Luton council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Limbury to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Limbury to central London is approximately 49 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 Limbury?
- 100% of premises in Limbury are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Limbury?
- Limbury sits in IMD decile 4 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 Limbury?
- 71% of households in Limbury 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 Limbury?
- The average property price across Luton (the local authority covering Limbury) 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 Limbury 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 Limbury?
- Limbury contains 7 local areas: Luton 006G, Luton 006B, Luton 006F, Luton 006C, Luton 006D…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Limbury
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Limbury?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Limbury 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 Limbury a safe place to live?
- Limbury has a safety score of 71/100. 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 Limbury?
- 48% of schools within 2 km of Limbury are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Limbury?
- Public-transport commute time from Limbury to central London is approximately 49 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Limbury different from the rest of Luton?
- Limbury contains 7 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 Limbury rank in Luton?
- Limbury scores 76/100 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.
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