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What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any LU postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Luton
- 0planning applications this week
- 167.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 175.9p
- 22hygiene scores this month
- 4,698local businesses listed
- 141food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
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Road closed: Lewsey Road (Luton Borough Council)
14 Oct to 15 Oct. Road repairs in the road. The road will be closed.
Lewsey Road, Luton -
Road closed: Lyndhurst Road (Luton Borough Council)
14 Oct to 16 Oct. Road repairs in the road. The road will be closed.
Lyndhurst Road, Luton -
Refused: 9 new homes at Land Rear Of 28 Oakley Road Luton
Application for Permission in Principle: Erection of a minimum of one to a maximum of nine dwellings.
Land Rear Of 28 Oakley Road Luton LU4 9PU -
Approved: New shared house (HMO) at 70 Flint Close Luton
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development - Change of use of existing single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) for no more than six individuals ,as a residential dwelling on a 24-hour basis occupation.
70 Flint Close Luton LU3 3LX
Luton in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
5,841crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£325kmiddle price, 340 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
56applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
25hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
56roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
167.9pcheapest unleadedat Dunstable Extra · most around 175.9p · dearest 179.9p · 17 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
72events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
71street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
74schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
192GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
408charities based in LutonEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory4,698 shops, trades and services across Luton, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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A free site that shows what’s changing near any LU postcode in Luton, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
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Why “me babber”?
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