Luton: Proficiency in English

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63004145

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Key Facts

All Residents	237,623
Male	118,927
Female	118,669
Households	83,845

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Luton. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
- East of England
  Regions
Borders with
- Houghton Regis
  Built Up Areas
- Dunstable
  Built Up Areas
Overlaps with
- Luton
  Unitary Authorities
- Central Bedfordshire
  Unitary Authorities
- Output Area at TL046211
  Output Areas
- Luton 020E
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- Luton 021A
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- Luton 005A
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- Luton 005D
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- Luton 009C
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- Luton 009E
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- Luton 021B
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- Luton 012F
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- Luton 008A
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- Luton 008B
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- Luton 008C
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- Luton 002C
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- Luton 014C
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- Luton 020C
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- Luton 020B
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- Output Area at TL106207
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- Output Area at TL061212
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- Output Area at TL033239
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- Output Area at TL083195
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- Output Area at TL080210
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- Output Area at TL070215
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- Luton 007D
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- Luton 001B
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- Luton 001C
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- Luton 001D
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- Luton 019A
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- Luton 019B
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- Luton 020A
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- Luton 014D
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- Luton 014F
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- Dallow
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Farley
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- Lewsey
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- South
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Stopsley
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Wigmore
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Dunstable-Icknield
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Houghton Hall
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Chalton
  Civil Parishes
- Streatley
  Civil Parishes
- Dunstable
  Civil Parishes
- Houghton Regis
  Civil Parishes
- Bramingham
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Houghton Regis South
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- Luton 008E
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- Central Bedfordshire 033B
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- Central Bedfordshire 026C
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- Central Bedfordshire 026D
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- Central Bedfordshire 030A
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- Central Bedfordshire 019C
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- Bramingham
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- Stopsley North
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- Lewsey North
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- Wigmore & Airport
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- Dallow Road
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- Farley Hill & Stockwood Park
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- New Town
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- Output Area at TL072214
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- Output Area at TL094246
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- Output Area at TL073206
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- Output Area at TL075205
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- Output Area at TL085256
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- Output Area at TL049241
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- Output Area at TL050238
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- Output Area at TL045245
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- Output Area at TL047243
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- Output Area at TL072256
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- Output Area at TL077264
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- Output Area at TL075262
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- Output Area at TL084264
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- Output Area at TL083262
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- Output Area at TL076214
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- Output Area at TL067213
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- Output Area at TL062219
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- Output Area at TL088195
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- Output Area at TL116235
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- Output Area at TL102204
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- Output Area at TL112245
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- Output Area at TL106241
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- Output Area at TL115239
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- Output Area at TL103246
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- Output Area at TL103240
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- Output Area at TL113241
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- Output Area at TL047258
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- Output Area at TL118231
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- Output Area at TL124229
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- Output Area at TL077210
  Output Areas
- Toddington
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
Contains
- Sundon Park
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Barnfield
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Biscot
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Challney
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Crawley
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- High Town
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Icknield
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Leagrave
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Limbury
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Northwell
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Round Green
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Saints
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Montrose Avenue
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Barnfield
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- Limbury
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- Leagrave
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- Warden Hill
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- Marsh Farm
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- Sundon Park
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- Challney
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- Stopsley South & Round Green
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- Central Luton
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- High Town
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- Dunstable East
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- Bury Park
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- St Anns Hill
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- Kingsway
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- Lewsey South
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Table Code	ts029
Issued	2022-11-29
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	6

Description
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This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by their proficiency in English. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

How well people whose main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales) speak English.

Proficiency in English language: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over	227,640
Main language is English (English or Welsh in Wales)	176,648
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales)	50,992
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English very well	18,112
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English well	20,761
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English well	10,335
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English	1,784

These values are calculated by adding up the values for census output areas contained within Luton. They may, therefore, be slightly inaccurate due to administrative boundaries not precisely aligning with census boundaries.

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