Electoral wardE05014740
Challney ward, Luton
Challney is one of 20 electoral wards of Luton Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 17,082 residents in 5,021 households — 6,912 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Luton North and Luton South and South Bedfordshire constituencies.
Residents, 202117,082council ward average 11,263
Households5,0213.4 residents per household
Density6,912/ km²about 2.47 km² · Luton 5,195
Aged 65+9.5%Luton: 11.7% · under 16: 27.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–48.1% · 1,383
5–98.6% · 1,468
10–1510.7% · 1,825
16–196.1% · 1,050
20–247.0% · 1,199
25–3414.5% · 2,476
35–4922.2% · 3,795
50–6413.2% · 2,262
65–745.2% · 885
75–842.8% · 484
85+1.5% · 253
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.5% · 880
1 car or van46.3% · 2,324
2 cars or vans26.2% · 1,314
3 or more10.0% · 503
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Luton overall: 53.9% owned, 16.4% social rented, 29.0% private rented.
Owned outright25.7% · 1,290
With mortgage33.3% · 1,677
Shared ownership1.5% · 75
Social rented12.3% · 617
Private rented27.2% · 1,367
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house10.8% · 541
Semi-detached house49.6% · 2,489
Terraced house25.0% · 1,254
Purpose-built flat12.3% · 618
Converted house1.5% · 74
Other conversion0.1% · 4
Above shop / office0.7% · 33
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014740- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Constituency
- Luton North, Luton South and South Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 20
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% owned10,916BBramingham20.8% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned13,917CCentral5.1% aged 65+ · 12.1% owned6,332DDallow6.2% 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 8 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.