Luton: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£473,827

Semi-detached

£330,296

Terraced

£265,528

Flat or maisonette

£159,594

First-time buyers

£268,173

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  173,655 in 1991 → 239,090 in 2024 (+37.7%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £145,834 in 2005 → £284,946 in 2026 (+95.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £345 in 2008 → £586 in 2025 (+69.8%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  71.0% in 2004 → 70.5% in 2023 (−0.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.6% in 2001 → 6.9% in 2025 (+165.4%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,239 in 1997 → £19,612 in 2024 (+112.3%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Luton; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Business births · Economy & work16.0% (2024) · 3rd highest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access98.1% (January 2026) · 5th highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 18th highest of 361
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.6 out of 10 (2022/23) · 25th lowest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• Children in relative poverty · Economy & work40.4% (2024/25) · 354th lowest of 363
• Claimant count · Economy & work6.9% (2025) · 351st lowest of 361
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£19,612 (2024) · 342nd highest of 361
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access64.8 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 336th highest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)78.4 years · England 80.0 · 107th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.3 years · England 83.8 · 86th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)56.9 years · England 60.9 · 120th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)55.8 years · England 61.3 · 127th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)367.5 per 100k · England 321.0 · 99th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.6% · England 10.4 · 75th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)69.2% · England 64.6 · 118th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)64.0% · England 68.3 · 140th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.2 score · England 46.0 · 84th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)4.5% · England 5.8 · 65th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)31.7% · England 19.8 · 138th lowest of 153