Electoral wardE05014735
Barnfield ward, Luton
Barnfield is one of 20 electoral wards of Luton Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 9,644 residents in 3,134 households — 4,965 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Luton North and Luton South and South Bedfordshire constituencies.
Residents, 20219,644council ward average 11,263
Households3,1343.08 residents per household
Density4,965/ km²about 1.94 km² · Luton 5,195
Aged 65+15.4%Luton: 11.7% · under 16: 22.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 566
5–97.0% · 673
10–159.2% · 890
16–195.5% · 526
20–245.9% · 573
25–3411.4% · 1,103
35–4921.1% · 2,037
50–6418.6% · 1,791
65–747.9% · 765
75–845.2% · 502
85+2.2% · 215
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.1% · 254
1 car or van36.8% · 1,154
2 cars or vans38.2% · 1,197
3 or more16.9% · 529
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Luton overall: 53.9% owned, 16.4% social rented, 29.0% private rented.
Owned outright39.5% · 1,239
With mortgage43.6% · 1,368
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented1.4% · 44
Private rented15.3% · 480
Type of home
Detached house40.5% · 1,269
Semi-detached house45.1% · 1,412
Terraced house12.0% · 377
Purpose-built flat1.9% · 60
Converted house0.3% · 8
Above shop / office0.2% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014735- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Constituency
- Luton North, Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 20
Other wards in the same constituency
BBeech Hill7.3% aged 65+ · 50.6% owned14,752BBiscot8.6% aged 65+ · 51.2% owned10,916BBramingham20.8% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned13,917CCentral5.1% aged 65+ · 12.1% owned6,332CChallney9.5% aged 65+ · 59.0% owned17,082DDallow6.2% aged 65+ · 38.9% owned9,148FFarley8.1% aged 65+ · 34.3% owned15,467HHigh Town7.9% aged 65+ · 34.8% owned11,087LLeagrave13.8% aged 65+ · 52.6% owned11,189LLewsey11.3% aged 65+ · 50.1% owned10,114NNorthwell14.6% aged 65+ · 57.3% owned15,443PPoets16.4% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned7,168RRound Green11.1% aged 65+ · 52.5% owned10,828SSaints8.5% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned13,595
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.