Reply to: Luton ?

[expat]

In a nutshell - yes but chose the area you live wisely and carefully. Some parts are quite nice but are still tarred with the same brush.

If you are moving there for work I would suggest looking at nearby places and commuting. I live about 30 mins from Luton and we are surrounded by lovely countryside.

PM me if you want more information.

Likewise: live about 30 mins. Coubtryside. PM if you like.

[Mustang]

is it ok for short habitation ?

In a nutshell - yes but chose the area you live wisely and carefully. Some parts are quite nice but are still tarred with the same brush.

If you are moving there for work I would suggest looking at nearby places and commuting. I live about 30 mins from Luton and we are surrounded by lovely countryside.

PM me if you want more information.

[Bagpuss]

is it ok for short habitation ?




Local area
Full neighbourhood profile
The demographics and housing often found in this and similar postcodes, means this postcode is classed as crowded Asian terraces. These are known as type 37 in the ACORN classification and 0.51% of the UK’s population live in this type.

Very high concentrations of neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found in Bradford, Southall, Blackburn, East London and Birmingham. Here is an overview of the likely preferences and features of your neighbourhood:

Family income Low
Interest in current affairs High
Housing - with mortgage Low
Educated - to degree Low
Couples with children High
Have satellite TV Medium

This type of postcode is characterised by very high numbers of young Asian families living in older terraced housing in our major towns and cities. Within this type 70% of people are Asian. There are also high numbers of students sharing rented accommodation. Overall, the relatively large families and the number of students sharing make these houses some of the most crowded in the country.

Unemployment levels are much higher than average. Qualification levels are low, and where people do work, they are in routine manual jobs or working in the retail sector. Very few women work, and most are likely to be concentrating on bringing up their young families. This type of postcode has the highest number of children under the age of four.

Incomes are low, and with families to support there is little to spend on anything but the essentials. They will buy their food at Asda and Morrisons, and many will buy clothes at the supermarket as well. Mail order from the traditional catalogues such as Littlewoods is also popular, where the credit offer may be important. Their religion is very important to them, and religious activities provide much of their social contact.

The most popular newspapers are the Daily Mirror, The Guardian and Independent.

At home, many have cable TV for greater viewing choice including some Asian channels. They are unlikely to go on holiday often, but when they do, long haul trips, perhaps to visit family, are popular.

Must be some mistake, it's in the south, a utopia that Northern slobs can only dream of.

[MPwannadecentincome]

I haven't stopped to test this, but many years ago when I lived in Slough, which had a large enough Indian population to have a regular bus service to Delhi (OK, every few months not 10 mins in rush hour), there were no Indian restaurants. I suppose the Indians mostly ate at home.

There are plenty of Indian Restaraunts and Cafes in Slough now! BTW I classify a restaraunt as somewhere an English person would go to - ie the food is cooked according to English taste, whereas a Cafe would be where the Indian population goes.

[expat]

On the plus side if you like authentic Indian food you should be spoilt for choice at good prices!

I haven't stopped to test this, but many years ago when I lived in Slough, which had a large enough Indian population to have a regular bus service to Delhi (OK, every few months not 10 mins in rush hour), there were no Indian restaurants. I suppose the Indians mostly ate at home.

[MPwannadecentincome]

is it ok for short habitation ?

Local area
Full neighbourhood profile
The demographics and housing often found in this and similar postcodes, means this postcode is classed as crowded Asian terraces. These are known as type 37 in the ACORN classification and 0.51% of the UK’s population live in this type.

Very high concentrations of neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found in Bradford, Southall, Blackburn, East London and Birmingham. Here is an overview of the likely preferences and features of your neighbourhood:

On the plus side if you like authentic Indian food you should be spoilt for choice at good prices!

[TheVoice]

Luton - It's alright to fly from or drive through but for everything else it's pants...well, apart from girls, I once had a very nice experience but yeah, dont live there!

[Bob Dalek]

Believe me, I lived there for a while! I had to move back to London before I lost my sanity.

Regard my tag line.

[SantaClaus]

Sounds ideal to me.

Believe me, I lived there for a while! I had to move back to London before I lost my sanity.

[Bob Dalek]

Dont buy in Harpenden. its full of 50 year old middle managers who think they are related to royalty and have had to "downsize" because they are are on their 2nd or 3rd "maniac range-rover driver" wife.

Sounds ideal to me.

[SantaClaus]

I went for the Luton option about 10 years ago (I have since moved up to Leicestershire) - choice was ether a 1 bed flat in Harpendon or a 3 bed house in Luton - I went with Luton.

Have a look at the Bushmead area of Luton (North)- great local pub (Bird in the Bush) along with good local shops etc. - most who live there are commuters anyway....

Dont buy in Harpenden. its full of 50 year old middle managers who think they are related to royalty and have had to "downsize" because they are are on their 2nd or 3rd "maniac range-rover driver" wife.

[Bob Dalek]

Imagine High Wycombe, without the Parisian charm... that's Luton.

[wxman]

I went for the Luton option about 10 years ago (I have since moved up to Leicestershire) - choice was ether a 1 bed flat in Harpendon or a 3 bed house in Luton - I went with Luton.

Have a look at the Bushmead area of Luton (North)- great local pub (Bird in the Bush) along with good local shops etc. - most who live there are commuters anyway....

[expat]

Which motorway isnt ?

No, really, I am not joking about this.

[2uk]

Which bit of London is that then...Dunstable?

North West London