LU5 house prices are built from 22,454 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 25 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £159,995. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +41.3% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +1.2%.
Median price paid
£159,995
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+41.3%
Change in real terms
+1.2%
Median per m²
£2,980
HM Land Registry22,454 sales2,525 with floor areaLatest sale 25 Jun 2026
Section 01
How LU5 prices moved
The chart tracks the median LU5 house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £53,000 | £117,685 |
| 2000s | 10 | £135,750 | £247,297 |
| 2010s | 10 | £178,995 | £252,383 |
| 2020s | 7 | £335,500 | £342,793 |
The highest yearly median on record for LU5 is £348,175 in 2024; the lowest is £48,000 in 1996. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £49,000 to £325,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £108,803, so the real change over the whole record is +198.7% — about +3.59% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +41.3% in cash against +1.2% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Norcott Close | 25 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £397,500 | £397,500 |
| 33 Walgrave Road | 17 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £410,000 | £410,000 |
| 37 Willow Way | 15 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £284,000 | £284,000 |
| 47 Brive Road | 15 Jun 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 9 Walgrave Road | 12 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 20 Milton Way | 12 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 35 Cemetery Road | 11 Jun 2026 | Detached | £365,000 | £365,000 |
| 102 Half Moon Lane | 10 Jun 2026 | Semi-detached | £466,500 | £466,500 |
| 101 Milton Way | 5 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £312,000 | £312,000 |
| 29 Leighton Road | 1 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 40 Farriers Way | 29 May 2026 | Detached | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 1 Whitehouse Close | 29 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 15 Turner Close | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 59 Elm Park Close | 29 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 3 Gilpin Close | 29 May 2026 | Terraced | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 9 Osier Grove | 29 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 227 Poynters Road | 27 May 2026 | Detached | £310,000 | £310,000 |
| 177 Cemetery Road | 26 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 17 Lowry Drive | 26 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 14 Highfields Close | 26 May 2026 | Terraced | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 41 Brian Road | 22 May 2026 | Detached | £525,000 | £525,000 |
| 32 Copperfields Close | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £353,000 | £353,000 |
| 114 Jeans Way | 22 May 2026 | Semi-detached | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 48 Bryant Way | 22 May 2026 | Terraced | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 100 Great Northern Road | 22 May 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | £150,000 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to LU5 values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Norcott Close | £193,000 (2005) | £397,500 (2026) | +3.5% | +0.6% |
| 33 Walgrave Road | £210,000 (2015) | £410,000 (2026) | +6.3% | +3.0% |
| 37 Willow Way | £59,950 (1997) | £284,000 (2026) | +5.5% | +2.8% |
| 47 Brive Road | £125,000 (2015) | £170,000 (2026) | +2.8% | -0.3% |
| 9 Walgrave Road | £184,000 (2007) | £350,000 (2026) | +3.4% | +0.5% |
| 20 Milton Way | £89,000 (2011) | £190,000 (2026) | +5.2% | +2.2% |
| 35 Cemetery Road | £310,000 (2018) | £365,000 (2026) | +2.1% | -1.5% |
| 102 Half Moon Lane | £290,000 (2007) | £466,500 (2026) | +2.5% | -0.4% |
| 101 Milton Way | £130,000 (2004) | £312,000 (2026) | +4.1% | +1.2% |
| 29 Leighton Road | £142,000 (2004) | £270,000 (2026) | +3.0% | +0.1% |
| 15 Turner Close | £39,250 (1997) | £270,000 (2026) | +6.9% | +4.1% |
| 1 Whitehouse Close | £170,000 (2010) | £330,000 (2026) | +4.2% | +1.2% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. LU5 is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 7,939 | 35.4% | £136,000 | £10,000 – £640,000 |
| Semi-detached | 7,866 | 35.0% | £178,000 | £500 – £850,000 |
| Detached | 3,337 | 14.9% | £284,995 | £20,000 – £1,450,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 3,312 | 14.8% | £121,495 | £7,995 – £365,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in LU5
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 8,640 certificates cover LU5, and their median floor area is 77 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are about the same size than average — +1.3%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 77 m² | about 829 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 61 m² | about 657 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 94 m² | about 1,012 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 23.4% | 2,019 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 2.3% | 200 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in LU5
3,654 of the sales on record are leasehold and 18,800 freehold — 16.3% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £119,250 and the median freehold sale £170,000 — a gap of +42.6%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 3,654 | 16.3% | £119,250 |
| Freehold | 18,800 | 83.7% | £170,000 |
| New build | 2,895 | 12.9% | £270,000 |
| Existing home | 19,559 | 87.1% | £148,500 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +81.8%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 960 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in LU5
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Central Bedfordshire, 54.5% of 139,601 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 2.9% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1,405 | 1.0% |
| B | 28,531 | 20.4% |
| C | 46,180 | 33.1% |
| D | 45,015 | 32.2% |
| E | 14,404 | 10.3% |
| F | 3,286 | 2.4% |
| G | 780 | 0.6% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Central Bedfordshire at £1,250 a month as of Jun 2026 — £864 for a one-bedroom home and £1,374 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £159,995 here, that rent is a gross yield of 9.38% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of LU5, 195 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 82 violent, 5 burglary, 10 vehicle-related and 57 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 1.2 times busier.
Against the 294,252 residents the 2021 census counted in Central Bedfordshire, that is 0.66 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around LU5
The 2021 census counted 294,252 residents in Central Bedfordshire across 120,754 households. 72.9% of those households own their home and 27.0% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
18 state and independent schools have a LU5 postcode: 12 primary, 3 secondary, 1 nursery, 1 all-through, 1 middle deemed secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlington Upper School | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,156 |
| Priory Academy | All-through | Academy converter | 830 |
| Houstone School | Secondary | Free schools | 765 |
| The Vale Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 601 |
| All Saints Academy Dunstable | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 520 |
| Thornhill Primary School | Primary | Community school | 516 |
| Parkfields Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | Academy converter | 460 |
| Tithe Farm Primary School | Primary | Community school | 432 |
| Hadrian Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 394 |
| St Christophers Academy | Primary | Academy converter | 388 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Leagrave Rail Station | Rail | 3.9 km |
| Luton Rail Station | Rail | 7.7 km |
| Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station | Rail | 9.3 km |
| Flitwick Rail Station | Rail | 10.3 km |
Section 09
How LU5 compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. LU5 sits above that national figure — +1.6%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,980 per square metre, across 2,525 of the 22,454 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £500 to £1,450,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
LU5 sits in Central Bedfordshire, in the East of England.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Central Bedfordshire at 9.7 times median local earnings of £37,704 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Sectors inside LU5
The closest districts
- LU43.5 km · £129,995
- LU64.1 km · £182,000
- LU35.0 km · £137,750
- LU28.5 km · £145,000
- LU710.1 km · £195,000
- MK4512.7 km · £218,750
- AL515.4 km · £375,000
- MK1715.9 km · £319,995
This district mostly covers Dunstable.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in LU5?
The median price paid in LU5 across every sale on the register is £159,995. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in LU5?
22,454 sales are on record for LU5, the most recent completing on 25 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have LU5 house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +41.3% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +1.2%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were LU5 house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £348,175, set in 2024. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in LU5?
£2,980 per square metre, from the 2,525 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 25 Jun 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “LU5 house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.