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ME5 7BQ

Luton

Medway

Overview

Postcode ME5 7BQ is located in an urban city, within the Luton ward of Medway in the South East region , and forms part of the Luton area. It has very high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 90.9 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Luton is £41,900 per year. The nearest station is Gillingham (Kent) located about 0.9 miles away. There are 9 primary and 4 secondary schools in the area. There are 3 parks nearby, closest medium park is Gillingham Park.

Crime rate
7/10
Crimes per 1k residents
91
Deprivation level
9/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
7.1%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

9/10

Luton has a very high level of deprivation, ranked at position 3,365 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 10% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

7/10

Luton has a high crime rate, with approximately 90.9 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

7.1%

Approximately 7.1% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 18.3% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

2/10

The average income of residents in Luton is £41,900 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near ME5 7BQ.

Flood risk

No risk

Luton near ME5 7BQ has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Gillingham (Kent) located about 0.9 miles away. There are 1 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.9 mi

Gillingham (Kent)

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.6 miLuton Recreation GroundLarge
0.5 miGillingham ParkMedium
0.3 miLuton Millennium GreenSmall

Schools

In the ME5 7BQ postcode area, located within Luton, there are 9 primary and 4 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.2 miPrimaryLuton Primary SchoolAcademy converter

N/A

0.2 miSecondaryChatham GrammarAcademy converter

Good

0.3 miPrimaryByron Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led

Requires improvement