Electoral wardE05014747
Poets ward, Luton
Poets is one of 20 electoral wards of Luton Borough Council (East of England). At the 2021 Census it had 7,168 residents in 2,574 households — 5,660 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Luton North constituency.
Residents, 20217,168council ward average 11,263
Households2,5742.78 residents per household
Density5,660/ km²about 1.27 km² · Luton 5,195
Aged 65+16.4%Luton: 11.7% · under 16: 20.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 455
5–96.7% · 477
10–157.7% · 555
16–194.9% · 354
20–246.1% · 437
25–3413.4% · 963
35–4920.4% · 1,463
50–6417.9% · 1,285
65–747.4% · 528
75–846.4% · 462
85+2.6% · 186
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.1% · 517
1 car or van45.8% · 1,179
2 cars or vans25.0% · 642
3 or more9.1% · 235
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Luton overall: 53.9% owned, 16.4% social rented, 29.0% private rented.
Owned outright35.5% · 914
With mortgage31.0% · 797
Shared ownership0.5% · 14
Social rented9.2% · 238
Private rented23.7% · 611
Type of home
Detached house12.9% · 331
Semi-detached house60.8% · 1,563
Terraced house17.7% · 454
Purpose-built flat7.8% · 200
Converted house0.4% · 11
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014747- Council
- Luton Borough Council
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Region
- East of England
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 20
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarnfield15.4% aged 65+ · 83.1% owned9,644BBeech Hill7.3% aged 65+ · 50.6% owned14,752BBramingham20.8% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned13,917CChallney9.5% aged 65+ · 59.0% owned17,082LLeagrave13.8% aged 65+ · 52.6% owned11,189LLewsey11.3% aged 65+ · 50.1% owned10,114NNorthwell14.6% aged 65+ · 57.3% owned15,443SSaints8.5% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned13,595SStopsley18.3% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned12,259SSundon Park14.5% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned8,451
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.