Linden Road Luton
34 addresses across 4 postcodes (LU3), about 260 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 24000053.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3).
- Flood: 9 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Luton costs £2,440 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 25% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Leagrave, about 330 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 460 m (0.3 miles) away, and Leagrave Common (15 hectares) is about 510 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 116 to 118 m above sea level.
- Noise: 23 of its 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dr Whm Matta's Practice, about 250 m away, with 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 950 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 30% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 123 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 56 m². Most common: Flat (3). Built: 2021 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (3).
Council tax
What each band costs in Luton in 2026-27: Band D £2,440 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,627 | £1,898 | £2,169 | £2,440 | £2,982 | £3,524 | £4,067 | £4,880 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (49% of about 1,680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 5 Empress Road, permissioned (50 m)
- Royal Mail, Sarum Road: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- 112-114 Marsh Road, permissioned (290 m)
- Land at Leagrave Service Station, 102 High Street, Leagrave, Luton LU4 9LQ: up to 40 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- The Laurels, Ely Way, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 1 February 2027 to 2 February 2027: NETWORK RAIL, Works for Rail Purposes, road closure, on the footway, carriageway (major (paa) works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LU3 2QZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LU3 2BF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LU3 2QL | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 3 / 5 | unlikely |
| LU3 2RE | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 34 addresses are between 116 m and 118 m above sea level (117 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU3 2BF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LU3 2QL | 97% | 69% | 69% | 0% |
| LU3 2QZ | 100% | 75% | 25% | 0% |
| LU3 2RE | 100% | 71% | 71% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leagrave 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 330 m |
| Luton 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Luton Airport Parkway 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Archway Road Leagrave | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Luton Station Interchange Luton Town Centre | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Archway Parade Car Park | 160 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dr Whm Matta's Practice | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gardenia Pharmacy | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Healthy Smiles Dental Practice | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Luton And Dunstable University Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Luton North Police Station | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest STS Supermarket Cashzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.6 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Leagrave Common 15 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Leagrave Park 17 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,710 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Neolithic enclosure known as Waulud's Bank, a scheduled monument, 770 m (0.5 miles) north. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Neolithic enclosure known as Waulud's Bank | Scheduled monument | 770 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Wardown Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Little Bramingham Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Valentine Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Bramingham Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Great Bramingham Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Wardown Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Warden Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 33 | 34 |
23 of the street's 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Luton: see them on the Luton page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beechwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 320 m | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Norton Road Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Meads Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Challney High School for Girls | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Gill Blowers Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Waulud Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Leagrave Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Challney High School for Boys | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Downside Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Icknield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Pirton Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foodfellas LU3 2QQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 Jan 2026 |
| sts supermarket LU3 2QQ | Retailers - other | 160 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Poundstretcher LU3 2QQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 160 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Buffalo Smokehouse LU3 2QQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Papa Johns Pizza LU3 2RW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 4 Good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Polskie Smaki Ltd LU3 2RW | Retailers - other | 160 m | 4 Good | 7 Jul 2025 |
| Caprinos Pizza LU3 2RW | Other catering premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Tamarind Restaurant LU3 2RW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2025 |
| JordanRiver LU3 2QL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Best Choice in Luton LU3 2QL | Retailers - other | 190 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Best choice Luton LU3 2QL | Retailers - other | 190 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Flamers LU3 2QL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Prime supermarket LU3 2QL | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 190 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Farmhouse Pizza LU3 2QL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Jun 2026 |
| A1 SUPERSTORE LUTON LTD LU3 2QP | Retailers - other | 210 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 34 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Mostyn Road (29); On or near Supermarket (19); On or near Marsh Road (17); On or near Parking Area (16); On or near Hewlett Road (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Papa Johns Pizza (restaurant/cafe/canteen, LU3 2RW) now 4 Good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 24 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- LU3 2QZ: 27 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- LU3 2BF: 5 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- LU3 2QL: 1 address of 69 in the postcode
- LU3 2RE: 1 address of 55 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Empress Road · Archway Road · Mostyn Road · Sarum Road · Dordans Road · Memorial Road · Nursery Road · Hewlett Road · Mount Pleasant Road · Filmer Road · Canterbury Close · Capron Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.