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Review of the area

Luton is a large town located in south England. Luton along with several neighbouring counties combined to form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area. Luton is home to one of the largest carnivals in Luton and boasts a population of over 200,000 residents.

Traditionally Luton’s main industries focused on agriculture, car manufacturing and Millinery. To date, Luton has continued manufacturing hats and is famous for its hatmaking industry but is also home to other industries including the Vauxhall office headquarters. Lately the town has seen focus shift to its airline. The airline is viewed as the answer to the town’s current economic slump.

Luton provides an excellent shopping experience at Bury Park; a smaller shopping centre, or The Mall Arndale; the town’s main shopping centre. The Mall is rather large offering more than 100 stores. Building the Mall required the demolition of several older buildings including the Corn Exchange and the Carnegie Library.

Luton offers a wide range of cultural diversity including a variety of ethnic restaurants, stores, pubs, and clubs. The ever growing student population has given rise to a series of new pubs.

Luton provides educational opportunity at the University of Bedfordshire offering an education in Nursing and other related subjects. The town is also home to the Barnfield College and the Luton Sixth Form College.

Luton offers many sporting experiences ranging from football to motorcycle speedway racing. Though the town hasn’t produced any major contenders in either sport in years both sports generate a loyal local following.

Travel in Luton is anything but problematic. Luton has a top-notch rail system with three stations and routes to all the surrounding areas. Luton may even introduce round-the-clock rail service to certain areas. Luton provides excellent roadways allowing access to neighbouring areas. The Luton airport also offers excellent service to travelers who are staying in Luton and for those who are passing through. Luton is somewhat famous for accommodating value oriented airlines and flights. Luton is an active and exciting town with much to offer both visitors and residents.

Mortgages in Luton

There have been 107 mortgage enquiries from people who live in Luton over the last two years. The average mortgage size for the properties in Luton was £108170 and most people were first time buyers. 8 percent of the mortgage applications in Luton were with bad credit rating. 9 percent of the mortgage enquiries in Luton needed self certification mortgage.

Properties in Luton

Luton is located in Luton in the East Midlands . Luton neighbours with Chadwell End. The average house price in Luton is £230540 which is £19962 above the national average house price. The most popular properties in Luton are flats. The least popular properties in Luton are detached houses. There are approximately 67 estate agents covering Luton. In addition to that, there are approximately 41 letting agents covering Luton.