Luton 022
Luton 022 · 5 sub-areas · 10,894 residents
Luton 022 is a commuter neighbourhood within Luton — train into London runs in around 33 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Overview
What's it like to live in Luton 022?
3 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 20 restaurants and 7 pubs in five minutes; nightlife is genuinely on tap — 5 clubs within a kilometre; 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.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Luton 022 in Luton
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Luton 022?
- The median monthly rent across Luton 022 is £1,211.
- How safe is Luton 022?
- Luton 022 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 Luton 022?
- 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 7 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Luton 022?
- There are 25 schools within 2 km of Luton 022, of which 44% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1124 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Luton 022?
- The most common council tax band in Luton 022 is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,825. Council tax is set by Luton council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Luton 022 to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Luton 022 to central London is approximately 33 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 Luton 022?
- 100% of premises in Luton 022 are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Luton 022?
- Luton 022 sits in IMD decile 2 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 Luton 022?
- 28% of households in Luton 022 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 Luton 022?
- The average property price across Luton (the local authority covering Luton 022) 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 Luton 022 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 Luton 022?
- Luton 022 contains 5 local areas: Luton 022C, Luton 022D, Luton 022B, Luton 022E, Luton 022A.
Frequently asked about Luton 022
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Luton 022?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Luton 022 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 Luton 022 a safe place to live?
- Luton 022 has a safety score of 18/100. 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 Luton 022?
- 44% of schools within 2 km of Luton 022 are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Luton 022?
- Public-transport commute time from Luton 022 to central London is approximately 33 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Luton 022 different from the rest of Luton?
- Luton 022 contains 5 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 Luton 022 rank in Luton?
- Luton 022 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.