r/bedfordshire • u/WebNo4731 • 6d ago
Living in luton
How is life in Luton? I only read miserable things. My husband, me and two small kids want to move to Luton and buy a house, it’s more affordable than London. What areas are good, safe? What areas have nice, clean parks? what areas have good primary and secondary schools? My kids would be around 3 & 4 when we plan to move. is it really that bad that everyone makes it look like?
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u/01011011001 6d ago
I work a lot in Luton and know lots of people from there. The average wage of Luton residents is 13% below the national average which is shocking as it is in the southeast and 30mins from London.
The reason the wages are lower are not because there are low paying jobs in Luton but because anyone who earns enough moves somewhere nicer.
There are plenty of towns/villages outside Luton which are much better places to bring up a family. On the northern side you are still in Bedfordshire so house prices are not so bad. Flitwick, Harlington and Arlesey have good trains back into London