Is Broadacres in Luton a nice place to live?

Broadacres is classified by the ONS as Achieving Minorities. Broadacres is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Broadacres is located in the Barnfield ward of the Luton district in Bedfordshire.
Coordinates 51.912037, -0.417965
Grid Ref TL089249
Suburb Warden Hill
Constituency Luton North
Postcodes LU2 7YF

House Prices

The average house price in Broadacres is 100% higher than the rest of Luton. The last sale we have on record is 30 Broadacres, that sold for £360,000. The average house price in Luton is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Broadacres

Date No. Type Price
27/05/2022 30 Semi £360,000
23/04/2021 17 Detached £375,333
19/02/2021 38 Detached £415,000
28/01/2021 21 Detached £435,000
08/01/2021 37 Detached £455,000
25/11/2020 32 Detached £200,000
15/07/2020 25 Detached £380,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Broadacres, Bedfordshire

There were 2 street crime incidents in Broadacres in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Bedfordshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Broadacres
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Unable to prosecute suspect
2 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Broadacres and compared that to the average for the Barnfield ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Broadacres, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Barnfield ward

Social economic statistics for Broadacres

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Broadacres is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Broadacres is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Broadacres experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Broadacres are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Broadacres involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Broadacres are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Broadacres are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Broadacres, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Broadacres are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Broadacres

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Broadacres.

Unemployment in Broadacres

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.18% of Broadacres residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Broadacres

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Broadacres. The proportion of retirees on Broadacres is 1.48% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.08% of Broadacres residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Broadacres

The proportion of home owners on Broadacres is 25.7% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.66% of properties in Broadacres are private rented and 1.64% are social rented.
87.7% of residents of Broadacres own their home

Country of Birth of Broadacres residents

The proportion if Broadacres residents born in the UK is 5.33% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 22.68% of Broadacres residents were born outside the UK.
77.32% of Broadacres residents were born in the UK

Broadacres Summary

Broadacres has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Broadacres maybe difficult.

Broadacres has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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