Typical 3-bedroom house£352kmost £312k–£389k
Houses per m²£4,069flats £3,182
Sold last year3202,436 in five years
Prices in Luton+0.5%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in LU3 sold for £352,445 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £311,550 and £389,439, for about 87 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Luton (£348,000).
320 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £138k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LU3 1 (£3,835) and the most in LU3 4 (£4,538).
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 £1,607 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £70,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.
Questions about LU3
Is LU3 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 (82% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (62.8% against 43.8%); 320 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 LU3?
A typical 3-bedroom house in LU3 sold for £352,445 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £311,550 and £389,439.
Is LU3 expensive for Luton?
A 3-bedroom house in LU3 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Luton (£348,000).
How many homes sell in LU3 each year?
320 homes sold in the last year and 2,436 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near LU3?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Denbigh Primary School, where 82% 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.