Buying a home in LU4, Luton. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£331kmost £301k–£364k

Houses per m²£3,984flats £3,273

Sold last year2171,616 in five years

Prices in Luton+0.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in LU4 sold for £331,237 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £300,662 and £364,072, for about 84 m² of space. That is 5% less than the same home across Luton (£348,000).

217 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £127k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LU4 8 (£3,584) and the most in LU4 0 (£4,126).

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 £1,510 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £66,000 for that mortgage: what £70,000 buys.

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House prices in LU4 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£197,970	£180k–£218k	40 m²	27
2	£290,702	£264k–£327k	65 m²	509
3	£331,237	£301k–£364k	84 m²	791
4	£372,005	£322k–£433k	107 m²	103
5+	£414,167	£333k–£481k	136 m²	53

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£198k	£291k	£331k	£372k	£414k
Detached	—	£343k	£384k	£442k	£515k
Semi-detached	£218k	£309k	£337k	£366k	£397k
Terraced	£188k	£269k	£306k	£326k	£330k
Flats	£127k	£164k	—	—	—

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

Price per m² across LU4

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
LU4 0	£4,126	£2,979
LU4 8	£3,584	£3,616
LU4 9	£3,999	£3,139

Schools near LU4

Best state primary within 2 kmLeagrave Primary School91% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%15 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmDenbigh High School60.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%17 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

LU3 Luton · 2 km3-bed house £352k LU5 Dunstable · 4 km3-bed house £362k LU1 Luton · 4 km3-bed house £340k LU2 Luton · 5 km3-bed house £359k LU6 Dunstable · 5 km3-bed house £391k AL5 Harpenden · 12 km3-bed house £752k LU7 Leighton Buzzard · 13 km3-bed house £392k MK45 Bedford · 14 km3-bed house £407k

Questions about LU4

Is LU4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 5% less than across Luton; prices in Luton are up 0.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (91% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (60.2% against 43.8%); 217 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 LU4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in LU4 sold for £331,237 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £300,662 and £364,072.

Is LU4 expensive for Luton?

A 3-bedroom house in LU4 costs 5% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Luton (£348,000).

How many homes sell in LU4 each year?

217 homes sold in the last year and 1,616 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near LU4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Leagrave Primary School, where 91% 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.