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Wigmore & Airport: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Wigmore & Airport neighbourhood of Luton, England (ONS area Luton 014). Headline figures assembled 25 October 2026. Postcodes LU2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LU2 9SA.
An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Wigmore & Airport is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Luton (5 of 20 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £318,000 and flats for £173,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Luton (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Luton Airport Parkway, is 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 25 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£318,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£173,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +2% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.21; 1 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 9 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 3 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£62,700
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.3 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Wigmore & Airport sits in Luton
- Typical house price: 8th lowest of the 21 neighbourhoods in Luton with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: joint 4th highest of the 14 neighbourhoods in Luton with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 2nd highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Luton
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 25 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Wigmore & Airport
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 25 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Luton, 5 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- New stations nearby
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Single-person households under 65
- Air quality
- Home improvement applications
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Luton Airport Parkway Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 17 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink and East Midlands Railway to Bedford (18 to 27 min) and Luton (about 3 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Wigmore Primary 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Queen Elizabeth School 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 (Apr 2026).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Wigmore & Airport
What is the typical house price in Wigmore & Airport?
£318,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.
How does Wigmore & Airport compare with the rest of Luton?
Typical house price: 8th lowest of the 21 neighbourhoods in Luton with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: joint 4th highest of the 14 neighbourhoods in Luton with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd highest of 22 neighbourhoods in Luton.
Is Wigmore & Airport an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Wigmore & Airport gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.21; 1 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Wigmore & Airport?
Luton Airport Parkway. Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 17 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink and East Midlands Railway to Bedford (18 to 27 min) and Luton (about 3 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Wigmore & Airport?
Nearest state primary school. Wigmore Primary. 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Queen Elizabeth School. 610 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 (Apr 2026).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.