Luton at a glance
Home to 233524 people and covering postcode districts LU2, LU3, LU1 and LU4, this is a large town with its own rail link from Luton station just 0.9 miles from the centre and a spread of destinations close by for day‑to‑day moves and student terms. By road it is 6.2 miles from Dunstable in 20 minutes, 6.3 miles from Houghton Regis in 19 minutes, 7.7 miles from Harpenden in 22 minutes, 9.2 miles from Redbourn in 21 minutes and 9.3 miles from Hitchin in 20 minutes, with Flitwick 10.7 miles in 23 minutes, Hemel Hempstead 13.1 miles in 27 minutes, Stevenage 13.9 miles in 27 minutes, Ampthill 13.9 miles in 24 minutes and Leighton Buzzard 14 miles in 31 minutes, while Watford is the nearest main town. Smaller places that look to it for services include Caddington at 2.5 miles, Slip End at 3 miles, Streatley at 3.5 miles and Breachwood Green at 4.1 miles, and moves often run between these and the town’s neighbourhoods. Van and Driver is regularly asked for flat moves within the town itself, house and flat moves to and from the towns nearby, student moves at the start and end of term, single items such as a sofa, a bed, a wardrobe or a washing machine, and flat‑pack and furniture collected from the retail parks. The University of Bedfordshire is around 1.3 miles, the University Of Bedfordshire is around 1.4 miles, and the University of Bedfordshire : Putteridge Bury Campus is 2.3 miles, so student moves are common as terms turn over. Shoppers often arrange pick‑ups from Frasers Plus Luton 1.1 miles away, Hatters Way Retail Park 1.3 miles and Laporte Retail Park 1.4 miles, and tip runs of old furniture, garden waste and clutter go to Harpenden household waste recycling centre 7 miles away.
Luton had 233,524 people at the 2021 Census. Furniture and flat-pack from Frasers Plus Luton, Hatters Way Retail Park and Laporte Retail Park is a common single-item run. The council's nearest recycling centre is Harpenden household waste recycling centre, 7.0 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.