Neighbourhood · Luton · East of England
Marsh Farm
Luton 003 · 6 sub-areas · 9,000 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (71/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (62/100)Liveability 76/100 · Top quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Marsh Farm is a commuter neighbourhood within Luton — train into London runs in around 54 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.
Liveability
76/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Marsh Farm?
A snapshot of Marsh Farm
3 parks and 4 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; 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 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Marsh Farm?
- The median monthly rent across Marsh Farm is £1,211.
- How safe is Marsh Farm?
- Marsh Farm 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 Marsh Farm?
- 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 17 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Marsh Farm?
- There are 15 schools within 2 km of Marsh Farm, of which 54% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 663 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Marsh Farm?
- The most common council tax band in Marsh Farm is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,817. Council tax is set by Luton council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Marsh Farm to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Marsh Farm to central London is approximately 54 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 Marsh Farm?
- 100% of premises in Marsh Farm are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Marsh Farm?
- Marsh Farm 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 Marsh Farm?
- 43% of households in Marsh Farm 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 Marsh Farm?
- The average property price across Luton (the local authority covering Marsh Farm) 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 Marsh Farm 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 Marsh Farm?
- Marsh Farm contains 6 local areas: Luton 003C, Luton 003E, Luton 003A, Luton 003D, Luton 003F…
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Frequently asked about Marsh Farm
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Marsh Farm?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Marsh Farm 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 Marsh Farm a safe place to live?
- Marsh Farm has a safety score of 61/100. 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 Marsh Farm?
- 54% of schools within 2 km of Marsh Farm are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Marsh Farm?
- Public-transport commute time from Marsh Farm to central London is approximately 54 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Marsh Farm different from the rest of Luton?
- Marsh Farm 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 Marsh Farm rank in Luton?
- Marsh Farm 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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