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House prices in Luton

Bedfordshire · 1,704 sales registered so far in the 12 months to May 2026 · HM Land Registry data

Average house price in Luton

The average (median) house price in Luton, Bedfordshire was £322,000 in the 12 months to May 2026, from 1,704 sales registered so far — 1.9% up on the year before and 17.7% up on five years ago. Semi-detached homes were the most common sale at a median £340,000; detached £450,000; terraced £280,000; flats £160,000. Homes with a recorded floor area sold for about £364 per square foot (£3,918/m²), based on 3,471 of 3,570 sales over two years.

Median sold price
£322,000
12 months to May 2026
Half of sales were above this price, half below
Change on a year ago
+1.9%
median vs the previous 12 months
Shown only when both years have 30+ sales
Price per sq ft
£364
typical range £316–£411
From 3,471 of 3,570 sales with an EPC floor area (2 years)
Sales registered so far
1,704
12 months to May 2026
Recent months are still being registered; counts are never compared year on year
vs Bedfordshire
−7%
Bedfordshire median £347,500
Difference between the two medians

Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered) Luton = the Luton post town: LU1–LU4 (as recorded in the sales)

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House prices in Luton by property type

TypeSalesMedian price£/sq ftTypical sizeChange (1y)
Detached271£450,000£391 1,163 sq ft+1.1%
Semi-detached773£340,000£379 904 sq ft+1.5%
Terraced467£280,000£348 807 sq ft0.0%
Flats193£160,000£289 570 sq ft−3.0%

Luton house price trend

£250k£300k£350k£400kQ4 2021: £271,500 · 642 salesQ1 2022: £285,000 · 613 salesQ2 2022: £300,000 · 530 salesQ3 2022: £320,000 · 637 salesQ4 2022: £315,000 · 608 salesQ1 2023: £310,000 · 447 salesQ2 2023: £304,250 · 370 salesQ3 2023: £308,000 · 433 salesQ4 2023: £310,000 · 461 salesQ1 2024: £300,000 · 399 salesQ2 2024: £315,000 · 374 salesQ3 2024: £306,500 · 470 salesQ4 2024: £325,000 · 505 salesQ1 2025: £320,000 · 565 salesQ2 2025: £315,000 · 365 salesQ3 2025: £322,000 · 490 salesQ4 2025: £330,000 · 470 sales (provisional)Q1 2026: £315,000 · 415 sales (provisional)Q2 2026: £322,500 · 247 sales (provisional)Q3 2026: £345,000 · 41 sales (provisional)Q4 2021Q4 2022Q4 2023Q4 2024Q4 2025Q3 2026
Luton median Bedfordshire median sales per period still being registered
Luton: median sold price £271,500 in Q4 2021 to £322,000 in Q3 2025
PeriodMedian sold priceSales
Q4 2021£271,500642
Q1 2022£285,000613
Q2 2022£300,000530
Q3 2022£320,000637
Q4 2022£315,000608
Q1 2023£310,000447
Q2 2023£304,250370
Q3 2023£308,000433
Q4 2023£310,000461
Q1 2024£300,000399
Q2 2024£315,000374
Q3 2024£306,500470
Q4 2024£325,000505
Q1 2025£320,000565
Q2 2025£315,000365
Q3 2025£322,000490
Q4 2025£330,000470
Q1 2026£315,000415
Q2 2026£322,500247
Q3 2026£345,00041

Median of completed sales per period, not seasonally adjusted; the latest months are still being registered.

UK House Price Index (mix-adjusted) for Luton: £289,790, +2.9% on the year (June 2026) — why this differs from our median.

What homes in Luton sold for

£145k–£195k
£195k–£245k
£245k–£295k
£295k–£345k
£345k–£395k
£395k–£445k
£445k–£495k
£495k+

Most homes in Luton sold for £245k–£395k (59% of sales).

Sold house prices in Luton

SoldAddressTypePriceFloor area£/sq ftvs last sale
31 Jul 2026119, Blundell Road LU3 1SW Detached£370,000893 sq ft £414
30 Jul 202629, Layham Drive LU2 9SY Semi-detached£350,000958 sq ft £365
29 Jul 2026107, Buckingham Drive LU2 9RB Detached£402,5001,216 sq ft £331
27 Jul 2026126, Pomfret Avenue LU2 0JL Detached£420,0001,281 sq ft £328
24 Jul 20264, Kirby Drive LU3 4AJ Detached£485,0001,270 sq ft £382
24 Jul 2026186, Westmorland Avenue LU3 2PU Semi-detached£360,000850 sq ft £423
24 Jul 2026107, Waller Avenue LU4 9RR Semi-detached£318,000829 sq ft £384+27% (2025)
24 Jul 202638, St Lawrence Avenue LU3 1QS Terraced£300,000
24 Jul 2026123, Links Way LU2 7HB Terraced£263,000818 sq ft £321
23 Jul 202625, Wardown Court, New Bedford Road LU3 1LH Flats · Leasehold£172,000614 sq ft £280
22 Jul 202652, Whitehaven LU3 4BY Detached£420,0001,173 sq ft £358
21 Jul 20268, Lambourn Drive LU2 7GQ Semi-detached£392,000969 sq ft £405
20 Jul 20261, Trinity Close LU3 1TB Terraced£255,000614 sq ft £416
17 Jul 202632, Hayhurst Road LU4 0DA Semi-detached£352,000926 sq ft £380
17 Jul 202627, Durbar Road LU4 8BA Semi-detached£325,000926 sq ft £351
17 Jul 202646, St Monicas Avenue LU3 1PN Terraced£267,000797 sq ft £335+16% (2021)
16 Jul 2026The Gables, Little Green Lane LU1 4EW Detached£715,000 +93% (2021)
15 Jul 202646, Wadhurst Avenue LU3 1UH Detached£445,0001,055 sq ft £422+16% (2020)
15 Jul 202618, Hollybush Road LU2 9HG Semi-detached£355,0001,001 sq ft £355
15 Jul 202680, Essex Close LU1 3EJ Flats · Leasehold£163,000764 sq ft £213
13 Jul 2026Flat 9, the Heights, Marsh Road LU3 2RT Flats · Leasehold£95,410377 sq ft £253+0% (2020)
10 Jul 202688, Wardown Crescent LU2 7JT Detached£455,0001,087 sq ft £419+9% (2022)
10 Jul 2026555, Dunstable Road LU4 8QW Semi-detached£400,0001,012 sq ft £395
10 Jul 202611, Tylers Mead LU2 7XX Semi-detached£359,000818 sq ft £439
10 Jul 2026Apartment 22, Heather Apartments, 1, Cypress Road LU1 4FY Flats · Leasehold£235,000 −10% (2021)

The most recent registered sales. Full histories, including every sale since 1995, are on the street pages.

Streets in Luton

Most expensive streets

  1. Kestrel Grove LU1 £665,450· 10 sales
  2. Magpie Meadows LU1 £642,950· 14 sales
  3. Clinton Avenue LU2 £633,000· 5 sales
  4. Hayton Close LU3 £615,000· 10 sales
  5. Felstead Way LU2 £600,000· 25 sales
  6. Heron View LU1 £587,475· 6 sales
  7. Crosslands LU1 £580,000· 14 sales
  8. Sharpenhoe Road LU3 £580,000· 11 sales

Most affordable streets

  1. Dumfries Street LU1 £65,000· 19 sales
  2. Bongrace Walk LU4 £90,000· 11 sales
  3. Swanston Grange LU4 £107,500· 8 sales
  4. Windsor Street LU1 £117,500· 8 sales
  5. Downs Road LU1 £129,000· 26 sales
  6. Studley Road LU3 £130,000· 7 sales
  7. Collingdon Street LU1 £130,000· 5 sales
  8. Wellington Street LU1 £134,500· 10 sales

Most active streets

  1. Chesford Road LU2 14in 12m
  2. Hitchin Road LU2 11in 12m
  3. Turnpike Drive LU3 10in 12m
  4. Old Bedford Road LU2 10in 12m
  5. Kinross Crescent LU3 10in 12m
  6. Handcross Road LU2 9in 12m
  7. Lucas Gardens LU3 9in 12m
  8. Runley Road LU1 9in 12m

Medians over five years for streets with at least five sales; "most active" counts the last 12 months.

Postcode districts in Luton

DistrictSales (12m)Median£/sq ftChange (1y)
LU2588£330,000£375+0.9%
LU3463£330,000£364+5.1%
LU4327£310,000£361−0.7%
LU1326£306,250£347−1.2%

For sale in Luton now

Homes for sale in Luton today ask a median £300,000 (n = 259) vs £322,000 sold — asking is 7% below recent sold prices; £334 vs £364 per sq ft. 0% of Homello's listings here are under offer. Asking ≠ achieved; sold prices reflect deals agreed 4–6 months ago.

Sold prices at developments in Luton

New-build sales register 6–12 months after completion; "resale" means a later sale at an address whose first recorded sale was a new build.

House prices near Luton

Part of Bedfordshire

What's my home worth?

A 90 m² (970 sq ft) home in Luton is worth roughly £306k–£398k at the area's typical £316–£411 per square foot — a range, not a valuation.

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Questions about house prices in Luton

What is the average house price in Luton?

The median sold price in Luton, Bedfordshire was £322,000 in the 12 months to May 2026 (1,704 sales registered so far); the mean was £326,975. We quote medians because a few very expensive or very cheap sales pull a mean around. The Bedfordshire median over the same period was £347,500. Portals and the ONS publish different figures because they use different boundaries, windows and adjustments.

How much is a house in Luton per square foot?

Homes sold in Luton, Bedfordshire over the two years to May 2026 with a recorded floor area achieved a median £364 per square foot (interquartile range £316–£411), from 3,471 sales matched to an Energy Performance Certificate floor area.

Are house prices in Luton going up or down?

In the 12 months to May 2026, the median was 1.9% up on the previous 12 months and 17.7% up on five years earlier. These compare completed sales registered so far; the most recent months are still being registered, so the latest figures move as late registrations arrive.

What is the most expensive street in Luton?

Of streets with at least five sales in the last five years, Kestrel Grove (LU1) has the highest median sold price at £665,450 across 10 sales.

Where does this data come from and how up to date is it?

Every sale is from HM Land Registry's Price Paid Data for England and Wales, which we re-import monthly. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered). Floor areas come from Energy Performance Certificates matched by address.

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Sources and method. Sales completed to July 2026, as registered by 29 Aug 2026 · headline figures cover the 12 months to May 2026 (later months are still being registered).Next HM Land Registry release ~28 Sept 2026. Medians unless stated; averages only where 30 or more sales. Category A sales only (standard price-paid transactions), houses and flats.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Floor areas derived from Energy Performance Certificate data © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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