LU1 5FT house prices
LU1 5FT has an average sold price of £74,588 across 592 HM Land Registry transactions.
LU1 5FT decision snapshot
LU1 5FT has 592 HM Land Registry sales, a median sold price of £70,950 and an average sold price of £74,588. Use the recent transactions and nearby postcode comparisons before treating the average as a guide.
- Average sold price
- £74,588
- Mean of registered sold prices in this postcode.
- Median sold price
- £70,950
- Often a better guide when outliers affect the average.
- Transactions
- 592
- HM Land Registry records used for this postcode.
- 5-year movement
- +25.4%
- Historical sold-price movement, not a valuation.
LU1 5FT House Prices Overview
LU1 5FT is a more affordable market, with average prices 81% below the national average with modest five-year growth of +25.4%, tracking just below the national trend. The close alignment of median and average prices indicates a relatively uniform market without extreme high-value outliers. Based on 592 registered HM Land Registry transactions across 11 years of data, these figures reflect actual completed sales rather than asking prices. Five-year growth compares average prices over 12-month windows; the most recent months may be slightly incomplete due to registration lag (sales can take 2–6 months to appear in the Land Registry).
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is my postcode missing?
A postcode may be missing when it has no recorded sales or too few registered HM Land Registry transactions to publish a useful page. Very recent completions can also be absent until registration and the next monthly data refresh.
How is the average price for this postcode calculated?
The average is the mean of registered residential sale prices available for this postcode in the Land Registry data. It is based on sold prices, not current valuations.
Are these asking prices?
No. These are completed sold prices recorded by HM Land Registry. They are not estate-agent asking prices, live listings or automated valuations.
Can I use this as a valuation?
No. The page is a research summary of historical sold prices. Use it to understand local evidence, then compare property condition, size, tenure, transaction type and professional valuation advice before making a decision.
Why can small postcode samples look unusual?
Some postcodes have only a small number of recorded sales. A few high or low value transactions can move the average, so the transaction count should be read alongside the price.
Property valuation guide
Estimate a property value in LU1 5FT
Professional valuers use recent sold prices as comparable evidence. In LU1 5FT, the median sold price is £70,950 and the average is £74,588, based on 592 HM Land Registry transactions. Over five years, prices have moved +25.4%, which affects how comparables from earlier years should be weighted.
These are historical completed-sale prices — not a formal valuation, asking price or investment advice. Use them to sense-check an asking price or set expectations before instructing a surveyor.
LU1 5FT prices rose +25.4% over 5 yearsⓘ, above the national average of +18.0%.
LU1 area price trends
Yearly trend data is shown at postcode district level to keep the sample size reliable.
Recent Transactions
| Date ↓ | Price ↕ | Type | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | £60,000 | Flat | UNIT 126, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2026-02-27 | £64,707 | Flat | UNIT A06, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2026-02-25 | £74,339 | Flat | UNIT G62, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2026-02-13 | £48,000 | Other | UNIT 294, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2026-02-12 | £63,000 | Flat | UNIT 339, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2026-02-11 | £70,400 | Other | UNIT 552, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2025-12-05 | £63,264 | Flat | UNIT 442, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2025-12-01 | £36,000 | Other | UNIT 201, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2025-11-05 | £53,016 | Other | UNIT 250, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2025-10-31 | £1,620,000 | Other | SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2025-10-31 | £68,000 | Flat | UNIT 398, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2025-09-26 | £59,301 | Other | UNIT 155, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2025-09-26 | £63,000 | Other | UNIT 428, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2025-09-26 | £59,165 | Flat | UNIT 532, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2025-08-29 | £63,000 | Other | UNIT 386, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2025-08-18 | £52,480 | Other | UNIT A12, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2025-07-16 | £45,000 | Other | UNIT 437, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2025-06-19 | £63,000 | Flat | UNIT 253, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2025-06-17 | £65,000 | Flat | UNIT A15, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
| 2025-06-06 | £63,384 | Other | UNIT 352, SPRING PLACE STUDENT HALLS, 4, DUMFRIES STREET |
Showing 20 of 20 transactions
Market insights
Median vs average
£3,638 below avg
Median price is lower than the average, so a few higher-value sales may lift the mean.
Sales pace
54 / year
Based on 592 sales over 11 active years.
Recent sale range
£36,000 to £1,620,000
Latest listed sale: 2026-02-27.
Trimmed mean
£61,170
10% tail-trimmed mean based on the recent transaction sample, useful when unusually low or high sales distort the average.
Sample quality
High variance area · Mean affected by outliers
Recent sales span £36,000 to £1,620,000, so compare the median and transaction table before treating the average as a valuation.
Nearby postcodes
LU1 1TP
Closest comparison shown at £152,520.
Location
Postcodes in LUTON
Data and methodology
Sold price statistics are calculated from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and grouped by postcode, town, street or district. The records shown for LU1 5FT are based on available HM Land Registry sale records. Figures are historical sold prices, not a property valuation, and may exclude transactions that have not yet been registered or records with incomplete location data.
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