marketcodeSold price per m²
£3,914/m² 12 months to Apr 2026
1,373 sales
+1% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Local authority
Luton property market
Sold £3,914/m² · Median sold £315,840 (1,373 sales) · Index +1% y/y · Turnover 1.7% · 12 months, sales to Apr 2026, listings to Aug 2026
What does Luton cost?
Luton: sold price per m² £3,914/m² (12 months to Apr 2026, 1,373 sales). +1% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price
£315,840 12 months to Apr 2026
1,373 sales
+1% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£320,377 12 months to Aug 2026
4,604 listings
-0.9% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Dec 2025; the dashed tail is the pipeline's projection of the index 12 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
What does Luton earn?
Luton: asking rent £1,247 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 2,162 lets).
Asking rent
£1,247 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
2,162 lets
Gross yield, asking basis
4.3% 12 months to Aug 2026
3,844 lets
-1.1% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does Luton vary by home size?
Asking price in Luton runs from £155,063 for 1 bedroom to £537,934 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £155,063 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -8.5% on the previous 12 months | 666 |
| 2 bedrooms | £256,082 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -6.4% on the previous 12 months | 1225 |
| 3 bedrooms | £351,974 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -0.6% on the previous 12 months | 1700 |
| 4 bedrooms | £479,806 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -2.2% on the previous 12 months | 643 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £537,934 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -13.8% on the previous 12 months | 305 |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Luton?
Luton: turnover 1.7% (12 months to Jan 2026, 1,533 sales). -1.5% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.7% 12 months to Jan 2026
1,533 sales
-1.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
2,724 12 months to Jul 2026
2,724 listings
New listings
2,885 12 months to Aug 2026
2,885 listings
+20.7% on the previous 12 months.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Who is active in Luton?
70 agents listed homes for sale in Luton; the three largest took 29% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 70
- Top three agents’ share
- 29%
- New homes among listings
- 2.1%
days_to_completion is on the registry-matched subset (sold_matched_n), not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Luton?
Corporate landlords hold 78% of the 4,341 units in Luton whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords78% of classified · 3,405 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)11% of classified · 492 units
- Housing associations9.0% of classified · 390 units
- RMC1.2% of classified · 54 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Luton rank?
Luton ranks 16th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £3,914/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in England
Luton ranks 16th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £3,914/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor and Maidenhead | £5,595/m² | 1,346 | measured |
| 2 | The City of Brighton and Hove | £5,368/m² | 2,419 | measured |
| 3 | Wokingham | £5,137/m² | 1,808 | measured |
| 4 | Slough | £5,052/m² | 697 | measured |
| 5 | Buckinghamshire | £4,966/m² | 5,306 | measured |
| 16 | Luton | £3,914/m² | 1,373 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across local authorities in England →
Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities in England
Luton ranks 30th of 61 local authorities in England for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 6.4% | 5,924 | measured |
| 2 | City of Nottingham | 6.4% | 15,015 | measured |
| 3 | Blackpool | 6.1% | 1,543 | measured |
| 4 | City of Kingston upon Hull | 6.0% | 4,435 | measured |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 5.5% | 2,760 | measured |
| 30 | Luton | 4.3% | 3,844 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in England →
Turnover · local authorities in England
Luton ranks 59th of 62 local authorities in England for turnover, at 1.7%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheshire East | 3.1% | 6,098 | measured |
| 2 | Central Bedfordshire | 3.1% | 4,242 | measured |
| 3 | North Somerset | 3.0% | 3,185 | measured |
| 4 | Rutland | 2.9% | 529 | measured |
| 5 | Swindon | 2.8% | 2,971 | measured |
| 59 | Luton | 1.7% | 1,533 | measured |
Sold price per m² · postcode districts within Luton
LU2 leads the 3 postcode districts within Luton for sold price per m², at £4,116/m².
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts within Luton
LU1 leads the 3 postcode districts within Luton for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
Turnover · postcode districts within Luton
LU2 leads the 3 postcode districts within Luton for turnover, at 2.2%.
Where next from Luton?
- EnglandThe wider market this area sits in.
- LU1Postcode district · £3,998/m²
- LU2Postcode district · £4,608/m²
- LU3Postcode district · £4,118/m²
- Bath and North East SomersetNeighbouring local authority · £4,566/m²
- BedfordNeighbouring local authority · £3,926/m²
- Blackburn with DarwenNeighbouring local authority · £2,192/m²
- BlackpoolNeighbouring local authority · £1,651/m²
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleNeighbouring local authority · £4,124/m²
- Bracknell ForestNeighbouring local authority · £4,995/m²
- BuckinghamshireNeighbouring local authority · £5,305/m²
- Central BedfordshireNeighbouring local authority · £4,282/m²
Questions about Luton
- What is the median house price in Luton?
- Homes in Luton sold for a median £315,840 over the 12 months to Apr 2026, 1,373 sales. Per square metre that is £3,914/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in Luton changed?
- +1% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- What is the average rent in Luton?
- Homes to let in Luton asked a median £1,247 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 2,162 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in Luton?
- 4.3% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 3,844 lets. -1.1% on the previous 12 months.
- How quickly do homes sell in Luton?
- 1.7% of the homes in Luton changed hands over the 12 months to Jan 2026, 1,533 sales.
Everything else about Luton
- Properties in LutonEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in LutonFootprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in LutonRegistered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in LutonWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in LutonWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in LutonRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in LutonWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in LutonWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 1,373 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 1,373 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 4,604 listings |
| Asking price per m² | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 2,724 listings |
| Asking to sold | Portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | 138 matched sales |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 2,162 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 3,844 lets |
| Turnover | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 | 1,533 sales |
| Listings for sale | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 2,724 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 2,885 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,719 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |
| Days to completion | first listing to registered completion, over the registry-matched subset; not a sell-through rate | 12 months to Oct 2024 | Oct 2024 | 138 matched sales |
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