Electoral wardE05014737
Biscot ward, Luton
Biscot is one of 20 electoral wards of Luton Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 10,916 residents in 2,926 households — 10,947 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Luton South and South Bedfordshire constituency.
Residents, 202110,916council ward average 11,263
Households2,9263.73 residents per household
Density10,947/ km²about 1.00 km² · Luton 5,195
Aged 65+8.6%Luton: 11.7% · under 16: 27.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.2% · 894
5–98.7% · 955
10–1510.7% · 1,171
16–197.2% · 782
20–247.3% · 799
25–3414.1% · 1,540
35–4923.4% · 2,553
50–6411.8% · 1,285
65–744.7% · 511
75–842.7% · 299
85+1.2% · 132
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van26.8% · 783
1 car or van45.0% · 1,316
2 cars or vans19.1% · 559
3 or more9.1% · 265
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Luton overall: 53.9% owned, 16.4% social rented, 29.0% private rented.
Owned outright22.9% · 671
With mortgage28.3% · 830
Shared ownership0.3% · 9
Social rented10.3% · 301
Private rented38.0% · 1,115
Lives rent free0.2% · 5
Type of home
Detached house8.9% · 260
Semi-detached house41.2% · 1,205
Terraced house26.9% · 786
Purpose-built flat16.3% · 477
Converted house4.6% · 135
Other conversion0.3% · 9
Above shop / office1.6% · 48
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014737- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 20
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarnfield15.4% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned9,644BBeech Hill7.3% aged 65+ · 50.6% owned14,752CCentral5.1% 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% owned11,087RRound Green11.1% aged 65+ · 52.5% owned10,828SSaints8.5% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned13,595SSouth9.0% aged 65+ · 31.3% owned11,419SStopsley18.3% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned12,259VVauxhall12.4% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned6,692WWigmore15.6% aged 65+ · 66.3% owned9,757
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 5 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.