Housing in LU1 3SU
What the homes in LU1 3SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- New Town
- Council
- Luton
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,173 (2024)
LU1 3SULuton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (45.2%). Flats make up 54.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
36.1% of households in the LU1 3SU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 55.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 16.2% own outright and 19.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned36.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented55.2%20.5%
- Social rented8.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 38.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.3%). 22.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Luton
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Luton (August 2026, +2.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LU1 3SU (New Town) (about 2,173 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.