Renting in Luton

Average Rent in Luton: £1,197/mo

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Median asking rent across 5,483 live Luton listings on 4 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,197 /month

5,483 live listings · 4 portals

Median monthly rent in Luton by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£750/mo	526
1 bed	£950/mo	2,003
2 bed	£1,300/mo	1,386
3 bed	£1,600/mo	966
4+ bed	£2,087/mo	602

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 11 October 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Luton

What it costs to rent in Luton

Luton currently has 5,483 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,197 a month. 159 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 37% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is LU1 at around £1,000/mo, while LU4 sits nearer £1,350/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Luton by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 5,483 live listings across 4 property sites (October 2026).

Average studio rent in Luton

£750/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Luton is £750 a month, 37% below the city-wide median of £1,197, based on 526 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Luton

£950/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Luton is £950 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £1,197, based on 2,003 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Luton

£1,300/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Luton is £1,300 a month, 9% above the city-wide median of £1,197, based on 1,386 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Luton

£1,600/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Luton is £1,600 a month, 34% above the city-wide median of £1,197, based on 966 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Luton

£2,087/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Luton is £2,087 a month, 74% above the city-wide median of £1,197, based on 602 listings currently on the market.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Luton rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Luton. Latest: £1,222/mo (Aug 26, +2.7% YoY).

Latest

£1,222

Aug 26

Annual

+2.7%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£915

Sept 21

Total change

+34%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Luton pay goes on rent?

Renters in Luton spend an estimated 51% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,222/mo

£14,664/yr

Median pay

£28,741/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

51%

Expensive — half of local median pay before tax.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Luton

Flats & apartments

2988

62% of listings

Houses

1768

37% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Luton — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 41% of the 1,811 houses currently advertised in Luton.

Terraced
41%738
Semi-detached
30%545
Other house
18%331
Detached
9%154
Bungalow
2%43

Rent by postcode

Where Luton rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 4,502 live listings in 6 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Luton

1LU4£1,350/mo458 rentals
2LU2£1,300/mo1303 rentals
3LU3£1,300/mo578 rentals

Cheapest in Luton

1LU1£1,000/mo1797 rentals
2LU6£1,050/mo5 rentals
3LU5£1,275/mo4 rentals

Features · Luton

Garden, parking, and floor area in Luton

Live signal across 5,483 Luton rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

73%

of 1,598 Luton listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

76%

of 1,856 Luton listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Luton this week

159 homes came onto the Luton rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

159 new this weekUpdated today

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Luton

Most Luton homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 85,150 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.40

≈ Band B–C

Stock

85k

85,150 properties

A
25%21,410
B
33%28,030
C
27%22,780
D
9%7,980
E
4%3,520
F
1%1,120
G
0%290
H
0%30

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Luton

91% of Luton premises can already get full-fibre and 99% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

91%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

99%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

496 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
91%
Gigabit-capable
99%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Luton), July 2025, covering 84,325 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Luton homes

44% of Luton homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

44%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

56%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

76k

75,575 EPCs

A
0%121
B
8%5,700
C
37%27,657
D
40%30,143
E
13%10,102
F
2%1,548
G
0%304

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Luton. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Luton

20 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Luton centroid. The five closest:

1
Rothesay Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · LU1 1RB
0.32 mi
2
Chapel Street Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · LU1 5EA
0.36 mi
3
Lime Academy Hartwell
Not applicable · Free schools special · LU2 0EZ
0.48 mi
4
Dallow Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · LU1 1LZ
0.51 mi
5
St Matthew's Primary School
Primary · Community school · LU2 0NJ
0.53 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Luton centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Luton

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (October 2026), Luton has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 17 of 17 postcode districts analysed, the median was 89 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Luton is Violent crime, accounting for 40% of all incidents.

Crime overview

89 crimes per area (median)
17 of 17 postcode districts covered
Data: October 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
40% of incidents

Luton ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Luton

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Wigmore has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Luton.

Bury Park
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (217) · pop. ~10,000
59
per 1k
Leagrave
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (131) · pop. ~14,000
23
per 1k
Stopsley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (86) · pop. ~13,000
20
per 1k
Wigmore
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (37) · pop. ~9,000
16
per 1k
Farley Hill
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (189) · pop. ~11,000
54
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

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Luton listings by portal

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2921

OpenRent

1445

OnTheMarket

729

Leaders

388

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Frequently asked

Renting in Luton — your questions answered

How much is rent in Luton?

The average (median) asking rent in Luton is £1,197 a month — a 1-bed is £950 and a 2-bed £1,300, based on 5,483 live listings across 4 property portals in Oct 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Luton?

The median asking rent for a studio in Luton is £750 a month, 37% below the city-wide median of £1,197, based on 526 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Luton?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Luton is £950 a month, 21% below the city-wide median of £1,197, based on 2,003 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Luton?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Luton is £1,300 a month, 9% above the city-wide median of £1,197, based on 1,386 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Luton?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Luton is £1,600 a month, 34% above the city-wide median of £1,197, based on 966 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Luton?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Luton is £2,087 a month, 74% above the city-wide median of £1,197, based on 602 listings currently on the market.

How many rental properties are available in Luton?

There are currently 5,483 rental properties available in Luton, with 159 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Luton safe for renters?

Luton has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 89 reported crimes per postcode area (October 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Luton?

The most commonly reported crime category in Luton is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for October 2026.

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