Property market
The five-year median is £265,000 from 2,618 recorded sales in LU1. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Luton is £289,790 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.
LU1
UK postcode district
District overview
- Postcode units
- 1,891
- Current units
- 950
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 9
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- East of England
- Local authority codes
- 3
- Terminated postcode units
- 941
Postcode sectors in LU1
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
22,274 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| The Gables, Little Green Lane, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4EW | 16 July 2026 | £715,000 |
| 44, Butlin Road, Luton, LU1 1LD | 15 July 2026 | £250,000 |
| 12, Newcombe Road, Luton, LU1 1LH | 15 July 2026 | £265,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 23
- Primary
- 13
- Secondary
- 3
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 7,966
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 2,732
- Anti social behaviour 766
- Shoplifting 659
- Public order 612
- Vehicle crime 610
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- LU1 usual residents
- 50,512
- Age-profile population
- 51,514
Age bands in LU1
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 20.8%
- 10,720 residents
- Age 15 to 24
- 15.3%
- 7,863 residents
- Age 25 to 44
- 33.3%
- 17,133 residents
- Age 45 to 64
- 21%
- 10,806 residents
- Age 65 and over
- 9.7%
- 4,992 residents
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 878 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
In this district, 829 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 762 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 2 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
7
in this district
BELL HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE
163 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1BW
ODS code E81005
BUTE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE
GROVE ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1RW
ODS code E81048
CADDINGTON SURGERY
33 MANOR ROAD, CADDINGTON, LUTON, LU1 4EE
ODS code E81069
CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE
27 CASTLE STREET, LUTON, LU1 3AG
ODS code E81013
LEA VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE
9 MERSEY PLACE, LIVERPOOL ROAD, LUTON, LU1 1HH
ODS code E81032
THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE
3 WINDSOR STREET, LUTON, LU1 3UA
ODS code E81073
THE TOWN CENTRE PRACTICE
14-16 CHAPEL STREET, LUTON, LU1 2SE
ODS code Y02463
Evidence in context
Schools
23 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
7,966 published events cover 12 months, averaging 664 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,732 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.