Detached
£455,241
50% above the Luton average
12.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Luton? £304,504
The average house price in Luton is £304,504, based on 1,822 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 1.2% (£3,557) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,822
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Luton?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£334,601
10% above the Luton average
41.6% of sales
Terraced
£271,836
11% below the Luton average
29.1% of sales
Flats
£178,007
42% below the Luton average
16.5% of sales
Are house prices in Luton going up or down?
House prices in Luton are falling: down 1.2% (£3,557) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 40.5% (£87,810).
Past 12 months
−1.2%
−£3,557From £308,061 to £304,504
£308,615£303,065
Past 10 years
+40.5%
+£87,810From £216,694 to £304,504
£308,061£216,694
Quick answers for Luton
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£342,990
Highest average, reached in December 2024
How many homes sold?
1,822
In the last 12 months-21.9% year on year
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
41.6% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
55.3% of sales
How many people live in Luton?
225,332
13,430 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Luton?
78,935
4,705 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Luton?
24 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
12.3% of the area · 48 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
How does Luton rank?
3rd most expensive area of Bedfordshire.
Compared with 3 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Luton?
The highest recorded sale prices in Luton, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Luton compare with nearby areas?
Luton compared with the 2 nearest other areas in Bedfordshire.
Luton vs Central Bedfordshire
- Luton
- £304,504
- Central Bedfordshire
- £380,501+£75,997
Open comparison
Luton vs Bedford
- Luton
- £304,504
- Bedford
- £372,643+£68,139
Open comparison
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 03:16 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Luton dataset covers 5,206 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.