Renting in Luton

Average Rent in Luton

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The average rent in Luton is £1,150/mo, with 3,912 live listings across 4 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Luton rental appears.

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Renting in Luton

What it costs to rent in Luton

Luton currently has 3,912 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,150 a month. 186 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 35% 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 £1,300/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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Market snapshot

Luton rental market at a glance

3,912

Active rentals in Luton

£1,150/mo

Median monthly rent

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Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Luton

Median monthly rent, based on 3,912 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£925/mo	1457
2 bed	£1,300/mo	959
3 bed	£1,600/mo	655
4+ bed	£2,100/mo	446

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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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: £1,211/mo (Mar 26, +3.3% YoY).

Latest

£1,211

Mar 26

Annual

+3.3%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£900

Apr 21

Total change

+35%

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

£1,211/mo

£14,532/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.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Luton

Flats & apartments

2167

64% of listings

Houses

1182

35% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 38% of the 1,212 houses currently advertised in Luton.

Terraced
38%459
Semi-detached
30%368
Other house
21%252
Detached
8%103
Bungalow
2%30

Rent by postcode

Where Luton rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 3,042 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£1,300/mo271 rentals
2LU2£1,295/mo879 rentals
3LU5£1,275/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in Luton

1LU1£1,000/mo1159 rentals
2LU6£1,050/mo5 rentals
3LU3£1,250/mo391 rentals

Features · Luton

Garden, parking, and floor area in Luton

Live signal across 3,912 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 996 Luton listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

77%

of 1,168 Luton listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Luton

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Luton has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 17 of 17 postcode districts analysed, the median was 32 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Luton is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

32 crimes per area (median)
17 of 17 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% 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 May 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 (229) · pop. ~10,000
58
per 1k
Leagrave
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (126) · pop. ~14,000
24
per 1k
Stopsley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (83) · pop. ~13,000
22
per 1k
Wigmore
Safer area
Most common: Shoplifting (42) · pop. ~9,000
18
per 1k
Farley Hill
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (200) · pop. ~11,000
47
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.

Where we search

Luton listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Luton.

Rightmove

2022

OpenRent

1055

OnTheMarket

472

Leaders

363

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Frequently asked

Renting in Luton — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Luton?

The median rent in Luton is £1150/month based on 3912 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Luton?

There are currently 3912 rental properties available in Luton, with 186 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 32 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Luton?

The most commonly reported crime category in Luton is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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