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LU1 house prices in Central Bedfordshire

The median sold price in LU1 between 24 Nov 2025 and 16 Jul 2026 was £260,000 across 250 recorded sales. LU1 covers part of Central Bedfordshire around the Beech Hill ward. Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for this district — from official UK data, in one place.

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Typical sold price

£260,000

Range £114,500–£456,500 · 250 real sales

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 24 Nov 2025 and 16 Jul 2026. Real recorded sales — not estimates. Scroll for the map, trend and breakdown.

The median sold price in LU1, Central Bedfordshire, was £260,000 across 250 recorded sales between 24 Nov 2025 and 16 Jul 2026. Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,516 a year — Central Bedfordshire's published charge for 2026-27.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27. Real recorded transactions — we never publish an estimated valuation.

On the map

Where LU1 sits in Central Bedfordshire

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Latest sales

The most recent sales in LU1

  • THE GABLES, LITTLE GREEN LANE, LUTON

    Detached · Freehold · 16 Jul 2026

    £715,000

  • 80, ESSEX CLOSE, LUTON

    Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 15 Jul 2026

    £163,000

  • 12, NEWCOMBE ROAD, LUTON

    Terraced · Freehold · 15 Jul 2026

    £265,000

  • 44, BUTLIN ROAD, LUTON

    Terraced · Freehold · 15 Jul 2026

    £250,000

  • HEATHER APARTMENTS, 1, CYPRESS ROAD, LUTON

    Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 10 Jul 2026

    £235,000

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Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors)

The data, honestly

LU1 sold prices at a glance

Typical price

£260,000

Lower end

£114,500

Upper end

£456,500

Sample size

250 sales

24-month trend

Typical price by quarter — LU1

By property type

What each type sells for — LU1

Tenure mix

Freehold vs leasehold — LU1

187 freehold (75%)

63 leasehold (25%)

7 new-build sales

Across the 250 most recent recorded sales in LU1. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions — never estimates. See every LU1 sale.

Area data

What else the records hold on LU1

Council tax, schools, area deprivation and planning activity for this district — each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.

Council tax

What council tax costs in LU1

Band D · Central Bedfordshire · 2026-27

£2,516

a year — the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.

Annual council tax charge for each band in Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27
Band1991 valueA year
Aup to £40,000£1,677
B£40,001–£52,000£1,957
C£52,001–£68,000£2,237
D£68,001–£88,000£2,516
E£88,001–£120,000£3,075
F£120,001–£160,000£3,634
G£160,001–£320,000£4,194
Hover £320,000£5,032

These are Central Bedfordshire's charges for 2026-27, the authority LU1 falls in — not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Central Bedfordshire · data to 2026-27 financial year

Schools

Schools near LU1

  • Hillborough Junior School

    Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LU1 5EZ

    233 m

    Outstanding · 2023

  • Hillborough Infant and Nursery School

    Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LU1 5EZ

    233 m

    Good · 2017

  • Rothesay Nursery School

    Nursery · Local authority maintained schools · LU1 1RB

    414 m

    Good · 2016

  • Farley Junior Academy

    Primary · Academies · LU1 5JF

    420 m

    Outstanding · 2024

  • Chapel Street Nursery School

    Nursery · Local authority maintained schools · LU1 5EA

    475 m

    Good · 2013

  • Whipperley Infant Academy

    Primary · Academies · LU1 5QY

    790 m

    Good · 2014

  • Dallow Primary School

    Primary · Academies · LU1 1LZ

    795 m

    Good · 2017

  • The Stockwood Park Academy

    Middle deemed secondary · Academies · LU1 5PP

    855 m

    Requires improvement · 2022

School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes — Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the LU1 district centroid, not from any address.

Source: Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 8 with a grade on record

Planning applications

Planning activity around LU1

  • Luton/26/00744/AMENDUndecided

    431 m

    Erection of single storey front, side and rear extension after demolition of existing single storey side extension. - Non-Material Amendments to Planning Permission No. 24/01306/FULHH dated 7th April 2026 - (Amendments to front elevation, reduction in size of an existing window opening to new external door, providing access to side extension. Addition of two sky lights on the side extension and removal of internal door).

    Received 2026-07-14

  • Luton/26/00718/MMAMDUndecided

    303 m

    Erection of single storey rear extension. Minor material amendment of planning permission 26/00382/FULHH dated 29th June 2026. (Inclusion of a flank wall window)

    Received 2026-07-06

  • Luton/26/00679/DOCUndecided

    401 m

    Telecommunications Installation: Removal of 3 existing antennas and 9 RRUs and Installation of 6 new antennas, 9 RRUs and 1 GPS node. Removal of 1 cabinet and the installation of 1 new cabinet and PSU within the existing cabin. Associated apparatus and ancillary works. Discharge of condition 4 (External Sound Level) of Planning permission 25/01183/FUL dated 29 January 2026.

    Received 2026-06-24

  • Erection of single storey rear extension with two new staircases and railings (one from kitchen/dining room to rear extension level and the other from there to the rear garden)

    Received 2026-06-11

  • Luton/26/00485/LAWPPermitted

    255 m

    Certificate of lawfulness of proposed use - Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a six person house in multiple occupation (HMO) (Class C4)

    Received 2026-05-07 · decided 2026-07-02

  • Luton/26/00386/FULHHUndecided

    366 m

    Erection of single storey front extension and alteration to the roof of the existing front projection.

    Received 2026-04-15

Applications are matched within 500 m of the LU1 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for LU1 for the current picture.

Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 891 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 22 July 2026

Deprivation (IMD)

Area profile for LU1

Across the 12 sampled LU1 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 1 to decile 9, with a median of decile 2 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.

1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

LU1 1LH, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 2 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so LU1 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in LU1 that have recorded sales and 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices

Two sources, one table

What it costs to run a home in LU1, band by band

Central Bedfordshire's council tax for 2026-27 set against the LU1 median sold price of £260,000 across 250 recorded sales — the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.

Council tax band, its 1991 valuation range, the annual and monthly charge in Central Bedfordshire for 2026-27, and that charge as a share of the LU1 median sold price
Band1991 valueVOA basisA yearCentral BedfordshireA month÷ 12Of the median÷ £260,000
Aup to £40,000£1,677£1400.65%
B£40,001–£52,000£1,957£1630.75%
C£52,001–£68,000£2,237£1860.86%
D£68,001–£88,000£2,516£2100.97%
E£88,001–£120,000£3,075£2561.18%
F£120,001–£160,000£3,634£3031.40%
G£160,001–£320,000£4,194£3501.61%
Hover £320,000£5,032£4191.94%

The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the LU1 median sold price — a comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27.

Address by address

What individual homes in LU1 sold for

The 24 most recently sold doors of the 226 distinct addresses in the records we hold for LU1. Real recorded transactions — never estimates.

  • THE GABLES, LITTLE GREEN LANE, LUTON

    LU1 4EW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £715,000

    2026-07-16

  • 80, ESSEX CLOSE, LUTON

    LU1 3EJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £163,000

    2026-07-15

  • 12, NEWCOMBE ROAD, LUTON

    LU1 1LH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £265,000

    2026-07-15

  • 44, BUTLIN ROAD, LUTON

    LU1 1LD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £250,000

    2026-07-15

  • HEATHER APARTMENTS, 1, CYPRESS ROAD, LUTON

    LU1 4FY · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £235,000

    2026-07-10

  • 34, WELLINGTON STREET, LUTON

    LU1 2QH · Detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £400,000

    2026-07-10

  • 38, WELLINGTON STREET, LUTON

    LU1 2QH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £80,000

    2026-07-10

  • 180, RUNLEY ROAD, LUTON

    LU1 1UB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £400,000

    2026-07-06

  • 16, THE GROVE, LUTON

    LU1 5PE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £340,000

    2026-07-03

  • BRICK KILN BARNS, CHAUL END ROAD, LUTON

    LU1 4AT · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £650,000

    2026-07-03

  • 21, SEYMOUR ROAD, LUTON

    LU1 3NL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £335,000

    2026-06-30

  • 3, THE DELL, LUTON

    LU1 4HY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £380,000

    2026-06-29

  • 52, ST SAVIOURS CRESCENT, LUTON

    LU1 5HG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £257,500

    2026-06-26

  • 130, DALLOW ROAD, LUTON

    LU1 1NE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £305,000

    2026-06-26

  • 139, HARCOURT STREET, LUTON

    LU1 3QJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £350,000

    2026-06-24

  • 141, RUNLEY ROAD, LUTON

    LU1 1TX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £290,000

    2026-06-23

  • 50, MILTON ROAD, LUTON

    LU1 5HZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £210,000

    2026-06-22

  • BLACKTHORN APARTMENTS, 1, GORSE ROAD, LUTON

    LU1 4GA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales

    £220,000

    2026-06-15

  • 14, HILLARY CRESCENT, LUTON

    LU1 5JH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £375,000

    2026-06-12

  • 67, TENNYSON ROAD, LUTON

    LU1 3RR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £253,000

    2026-06-12

  • 30, IVY ROAD, LUTON

    LU1 1DN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £205,000

    2026-06-11

  • 20, DUNRAVEN AVENUE, LUTON

    LU1 1TP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale

    £272,500

    2026-06-08

  • AUCTION HOUSE COURTYARD, 25, JOHN STREET, LUTON

    LU1 2JQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £190,000

    2026-06-08

  • BRACHE COURT, SEYMOUR ROAD, LUTON

    LU1 3NP · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale

    £155,000

    2026-06-05

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link — we match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.

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  • HM Land RegistrySold prices
  • MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
  • Department for Education · OfstedSchools
  • Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
  • Police.UKStreet-level crime
  • Environment AgencyFlood risk
  • postcodes.io · ONSGeography

Questions, answered

The LU1 report: your questions

What is the average house price in LU1?
The median sold price in LU1, Central Bedfordshire was £260,000 across 250 recorded sales between 24 Nov 2025 and 16 Jul 2026. Most sales fell between £114,500 and £456,500. That is the median of real HM Land Registry transactions, not an estimate or a valuation.
How much is council tax in LU1?
LU1 is billed by Central Bedfordshire, whose Band D charge for 2026-27 is £2,516 a year. Every band from A to H is listed on this page. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and there is no free per-address dataset for it, so we never guess an individual home's band — look it up on GOV.UK and read your row.
Which schools are near LU1?
The Department for Education's register lists 8 open schools within 3 km of the LU1 district centre, the nearest being Hillborough Junior School (last Ofsted grade: Outstanding). These are nearest by straight-line distance from the district centroid — they are not catchment or admission areas, which councils set individually and do not publish centrally.
Is LU1 a deprived area?
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the 12 LU1 postcodes we sampled run from decile 1 to decile 9, with a median of decile 2 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. Deprivation is published for small areas, not postcode districts, so a district like LU1 usually spans several. It is area context, never a judgement on an individual home.
Have there been planning applications near LU1?
The last check of the local planning authority register found 891 applications within 500 m of the LU1 district centre; the most recent are listed on this page with their reference, description and status as the authority published them. For an up-to-the-minute search, use the planning tool with your full postcode.
Can I see what an individual address in LU1 sold for?
Yes — this page lists the 24 most recently sold doors of the 226 distinct addresses in the records we hold for LU1, each with its price and date. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so a home that has never been sold does not appear; and we link an address to its own property page only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
How up to date are the LU1 sold prices?
Sold prices come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, covering sales up to 31 July 2026. The store is rebuilt monthly. New sales can take several weeks to appear in the official register after completion, so the very latest transactions may not show yet.
Does LU1 cover my exact street?
LU1 is the outward half of the postcode and covers the whole district, so the district-wide figures on this page are medians and ranges — not a valuation of any single property. The address list gives you the door-level picture, and the free checks take a full postcode.

Where this comes from

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on — never estimates, never a valuation. Every LU1 sale in the lookup tool · The Luton property market · About Your Property Check.