325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Challney

Ward · E05014740

Ward
Challney
Council
Luton
Region
East of England
Country
England
Constituency
Luton North
Police
Bedfordshire

House prices

£399k£200k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £360k -3.4% +382% -15%
Semi-detached £326k -2.3% +558% +16%
Terraced £291k +11% +661% +18%
Flat £136k -24% +369% -43%

Median sale prices in Challney from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Challney High School for Boys 0.4 mi Non-sel 47.7 54%
Challney High School for Girls 0.4 mi Non-sel 50.1 48%
Al Hikmah Boys School 0.5 mi — — —
King's House Moorlands 0.5 mi Non-sel — —

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £1,201
1 bed £891
2 bed £1,094
3 bed £1,313
4+ bed £1,792

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 1,641
Violence & sexual offences 604
Burglary 56
Anti-social behaviour 219

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE GP practice 0.5 mi
THE OAKLEY SURGERY GP practice 0.6 mi
LISTER HOUSE SURGERY GP practice 0.5 mi
GARDENIA PRACTICE GP practice 0.8 mi
BEDFORDSHIRE BOWEL CANCER SCREENING CENTRE GP practice 1.0 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Leagrave Rail Station Rail station 0.8 mi
Leagrave Rail Station Rail station 0.8 mi
Luton Rail Station Rail station 2.5 mi
Luton Rail Station Rail station 2.5 mi
Luton Rail Station Rail station 2.4 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 99.6%
Gigabit 97.3%
Full fibre (FTTP) 84.3%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 99.4%
Indoor voice (all) 99.8%
5G outdoor (any) —

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Challney
average (lo–hi)
Overall25% (13–38)
Income15% (5–31)
Employment36% (21–50)
Education24% (15–41)
Health39% (16–50)
Crime49% (23–72)
Housing & services16% (6–41)
Living environment42% (29–74)

Your MP

Sarah Owen MP

Labour

Luton North

sarah.owen.mp@parliament.uk

https://sarahowen.org.uk/

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Park 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.5 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Church of St Luke II 0.7 mi
Chaul End Farmhouse II 1.8 mi
Holy Trinity Church II 1.5 mi
Moat House II 1.7 mi
Church of St Andrew with Attached Walls to South-east II 2.1 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 13,539
Total registered 15,404
Dormant 157
New (last year) 3,331
New (last 5 years) 9,377

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 8
PM10 14
NO₂ 14
NOₓ 20

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 8
Fatal 0
Serious 2
Killed/serious 2
Pedestrian 4
Cyclist 2

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 508,600,000
Cars & taxis 409,800,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 2,076

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 23.1%
Aged 16–64 62.1%
Aged 65+ 14.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 25.6%
Asian 59.6%
Black 6.7%
Mixed 2.7%
Other 5.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 68.5%
Social rented 1.4%
Private rented 30.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 23.7%
Semi-detached 58.1%
Terraced 7.3%
Flat / maisonette 10.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 16.1%
1 car or van 42.6%
2+ cars or vans 41.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 58.1%
Unemployed 4.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 21.2%
Degree or above 31.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 69.9%
Smoking prevalence 10.6%
Infant mortality 5.7

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.