Quantock Close Luton
70 addresses across 2 postcodes (LU3), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 24001010.
- Energy: 61 homes have an energy certificate (B: 3, C: 55, D: 3).
- Flood: 40 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 E; Band D in Luton costs £2,440 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Leagrave, about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Great Bramingham Park, is about 280 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 119 to 123 m above sea level.
- Noise: 51 of its 70 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Barton Hills Medical Group, about 320 m away.
- People: About 160 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 25% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 86 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
61 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 47 m². Most common: Flat (52); Bungalow, semi-detached (5); Maisonette, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1983-1990 (61). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (47).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (32% of about 620 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)
- Bramingham Service Station, Icknield Way, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 40 at medium risk and 2 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 4ES | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 40 / 0 | unlikely |
| LU3 4ER | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 70 addresses are between 119 m and 123 m above sea level (120 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU3 4ER | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LU3 4ES | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leagrave 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Luton 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Luton Airport Parkway 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Quantock Close Bramingham Park | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Luton Station Interchange Luton Town Centre | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking available near Luton Airport | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Barton Hills Medical Group | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Britannia Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bramingham Dental Clinic | 320 m |
| Hospital | Luton And Dunstable University Hospital | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Luton North Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Luton Cashzone | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Great Bramingham Park 7.8 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,870 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4.3 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dray's Ditches See also BEDFORDSHIRE 1, a scheduled monument, 650 m (0.4 miles) north. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dray's Ditches See also BEDFORDSHIRE 1 | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Two bowl barrows on Galley Hill, 880m north east of the golf course club house | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Little Bramingham Wood | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Valentine Pond | Lake or reservoir | 830 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Bramingham Wood | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Great Bramingham Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Warden Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Smithcombe Valley | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 50 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 70 |
51 of the street's 70 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramingham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 180 m | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Grasmere Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Warden Hill Infant Academy | Primary | 4–7 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Warden Hill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Lea Manor High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Meads Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Icknield High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Icknield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Waulud Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Whitefield Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldi Stores Ltd. LU3 4BP | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 200 m | 5 Very good | 17 Feb 2022 |
| The Brim and Crown LU3 4AB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 280 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Sainsbury's LU3 4AB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 280 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2025 |
| J Sainsbury Service Station LU3 4AB | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2017 |
| Costa Coffee LU3 4AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| The Brim and Crown LU3 4AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Whitehorse Vale Stores LU3 4AD | Retailers - other | 310 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Bramingham Primary School LU3 4BL | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 1 Apr 2025 |
| Learning Land Preschool LU3 4BL | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2018 |
| Bright Horizons Bramingham Day Nursery and Preschool LU3 4BG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 10 Apr 2025 |
| Maz Does Cakes LU3 4AF | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 May 2026 |
| Barton Road Service Station LU3 2BD | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 21 Aug 2017 |
| Grasmere Nursery LU3 2BU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| Warden Hill Chemist LU3 2BE | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 25 |
| Shoplifting | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (29); On or near Enterprise Way (20); On or near Dexter Close (12); On or near Spayne Close (10); On or near Whitwell Close (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 47% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 53% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 49% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 83% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Balmore Wood · Whitwell Close · Dexter Close · Sacombe Green · Enterprise Way · Cresswell Gardens · Spurcroft · Edgcott Close · Spayne Close · Elvington Gardens · Marsom Grove · Sharples Green
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.