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Postcode district · Luton

Housing in LU1

What the homes in LU1 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council
Luton
Region
East of England
Population
65,868 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (30%). Flats make up 38.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

LU1England
Detached11%22.9%
Semi-detached25.5%31.5%
Terraced23.4%23%
Purpose-built flat30%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.6% of households in LU1 own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.4% own outright and 20.1% with a mortgage.

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  • Owned39.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented39.7%20.5%
  • Social rented19.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LU1England
Owned outright19.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council12.2%8.3%
From a housing association7.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.7%). 30.6% of households include dependent children.

LU1England
Living alone, under 6622.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.1%12.8%
Couple, no children11.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

LutonEngland
All homes£1,222£1,459
One bedroom£907£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,114£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,337£1,489
Four or more£1,815£2,161
Detached£1,604£1,640
Semi-detached£1,329£1,449
Terraced£1,217£1,435
Flat or maisonette£976£1,444

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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