Electoral wardE05014739
Central ward, Luton
Central is one of 20 electoral wards of Luton Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 6,332 residents in 2,808 households — 8,130 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Luton South and South Bedfordshire constituency.
Residents, 20216,332council ward average 11,263
Households2,8082.25 residents per household
Density8,130/ km²about 0.78 km² · Luton 5,195
Aged 65+5.1%Luton: 11.7% · under 16: 20.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.1% · 513
5–96.1% · 387
10–156.0% · 381
16–194.2% · 265
20–2412.0% · 761
25–3425.9% · 1,642
35–4920.8% · 1,319
50–6411.7% · 740
65–743.6% · 226
75–841.2% · 76
85+0.3% · 22
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van62.4% · 1,753
1 car or van31.6% · 887
2 cars or vans4.8% · 135
3 or more1.2% · 35
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Luton overall: 53.9% owned, 16.4% social rented, 29.0% private rented.
Owned outright6.0% · 169
With mortgage6.0% · 170
Shared ownership1.0% · 27
Social rented26.7% · 751
Private rented60.0% · 1,686
Lives rent free0.2% · 7
Type of home
Detached house2.5% · 71
Semi-detached house4.2% · 119
Terraced house7.6% · 214
Purpose-built flat67.1% · 1,885
Converted house10.1% · 283
Other conversion3.2% · 90
Above shop / office5.1% · 142
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014739- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Constituency
- Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 20
Council offices in this ward
CPrivate Sector HousingCouncil office · LU1 2BQCLuton Borough Council Tenancy Management TeamCouncil office · LU1 2BQTLuton Town HallTown hall · LU1 2BQCLuton CouncilCouncil office · LU1 2BQ
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarnfield15.4% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned9,644BBeech Hill7.3% aged 65+ · 50.6% owned14,752BBiscot8.6% aged 65+ · 51.2% owned10,916CChallney9.5% 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 4 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.