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Poets

A ward in Luton. Rent, council tax, energy and water are set across Luton, so they're the same here as anywhere in the borough; what's specific to Poets is its broadband and house prices.

Broadband in Poets

95% gigabit· 100% superfast

Ofcom Connected Nations 2024

Typical home in Poets

Median price not available for this ward.

ONS HPSSA, year ending Mar 2023

Borough-wide

The monthly cost across Luton

The breakdown is the same for every ward in Luton. The buyer view is seeded with Poets's median house price, so the mortgage estimate is local to here.

Estimated monthly cost · Poets
£1,713
renter view
Around average

£44/mo more than the sample average

What's in that number

Rent£1,214.00/mo£14,568/yr
Council tax£193.37/mo£2,320/yr
Energy£133.78/mo£1,605/yr
Water£52.17/mo£626/yr
Broadband£30.00/mo£360/yr
InsuranceIndicative£89.25/mo£1,071/yr
Total£1,712.57/mo£20,551/yr

The detail

Rent

£1,214.00/mo
Overall average · 1-bed £902.00 · 2-bed £1,107.00 · 3-bed £1,327.00 · 4+ bed £1,808.00

ONS — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statisticsas of 2026-04

Council tax

£193.37/mo
Band D · the headline figure
See all bands (A–H)
Band A£128.91/mo
Band B£150.40/mo
Band C£171.88/mo
Band D (headline)£193.37/mo
Band E£236.34/mo
Band F£279.31/mo
Band G£322.28/mo
Band H£386.74/mo

MHCLG — Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England (Table 10)as of 2025-26

Energy

£133.78/mo
Gas £63.08 · Electric £70.70 · Eastern region

Octopus Energy 'Flexible' tariff (tracks the Ofgem price cap) + Ofgem TDCV (medium)as of 2026-06

Water

£52.17/mo
Anglian Water

Water UK / CCW: average household billas of 2025-26

Broadband

£30.00/mo
Typical package price
Superfast100%
Gigabit95%

Ofcom Connected Nations 2024 (ward-level coverage) + UK typical priceas of 2024-07

Insurance

Indicative
£89.25/mo
Home £38.00 · Car £51.25 · East of England

Confused.com/WTW (car) & ABI (home): regional averagesas of 2026-Q1

Looking for a place around Poets?

Homes for sale:RightmoveZoopla
Places to rent:RightmoveZoopla

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