Buying a home in LU1, Luton. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£340kmost £299k–£389k

Houses per m²£4,049flats £3,177

Sold last year2021,300 in five years

Prices in Luton+0.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in LU1 sold for £340,460 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £298,617 and £388,897, for about 86 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Luton (£348,000).

202 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £124k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LU1 1 (£3,500) and the most in LU1 4 (£4,824).

Across Luton, prices are up 0.5% on a year ago and up 12.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,337 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,553 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £68,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.

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House prices in LU1 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£195,902	£184k–£208k	40 m²	14
2	£269,659	£233k–£330k	65 m²	354
3	£340,460	£299k–£389k	86 m²	545
4	£449,657	£362k–£525k	110 m²	100
5+	£534,766	£425k–£666k	145 m²	63

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£196k	£270k	£340k	£450k	£535k
Detached	—	£445k	£483k	£525k	£650k
Semi-detached	£184k	£340k	£353k	£435k	£453k
Terraced	£199k	£252k	£309k	£353k	—
Flats	£124k	£169k	£177k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across LU1

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
LU1 1	£3,500	£2,977
LU1 2	—	£3,602
LU1 3	£3,817	£3,363
LU1 4	£4,824	£6,063
LU1 5	£3,792	£2,837

Schools near LU1

Best state primary within 2 kmHillborough Junior School87% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%15 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmChiltern Academy62.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%12 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

LU2 Luton · 3 km3-bed house £359k LU4 Luton · 4 km3-bed house £331k LU3 Luton · 4 km3-bed house £352k LU5 Dunstable · 7 km3-bed house £362k LU6 Dunstable · 8 km3-bed house £391k AL5 Harpenden · 8 km3-bed house £752k AL3 St. Albans · 11 km3-bed house £673k HP2 Hemel Hempstead · 12 km3-bed house £427k

Questions about LU1

Is LU1 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Luton; prices in Luton are up 0.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (87% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (62.8% against 43.8%); 202 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in LU1?

A typical 3-bedroom house in LU1 sold for £340,460 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £298,617 and £388,897.

Is LU1 expensive for Luton?

A 3-bedroom house in LU1 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Luton (£348,000).

How many homes sell in LU1 each year?

202 homes sold in the last year and 1,300 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near LU1?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Hillborough Junior School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.