AL3 8PU
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Property report — AL3 8PU
Open-data due diligence for AL3 8PU and the area around it.
AL3 8PU in brief: 6 recorded sales (£70,000–£520,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for AL3 8PU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the AL3 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£542,784
Population
8,796
Crimes recorded
46
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
28%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in AL3 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (25 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | £415,000 | THE LODGE GRANGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2015-08-21 | £520,000 | 3 GRANGE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-07-14 | £485,000 | THE CHALET GRANGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 1998-04-28 | £135,000 | THE LODGE GRANGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 1996-03-27 | £75,000 | 2 GRANGE CLOSE | Detached |
| 1996-02-29 | £70,000 | 3 GRANGE CLOSE | Detached |
6 recorded sales on AL3 8PU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markyate Village School and Nursery | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Kensworth Church of England Academy | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Slip End Village School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Caddington Village School | 1.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Flamstead Village School | 2.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Gaddesden Row JMI School | 2.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: CADDINGTON SURGERY (1.8 mi) · THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE (3.2 mi) · CASTLE MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE (3.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: LUTON AND DUNSTABLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (3.9 mi) · LUTON & DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL (3.9 mi) · SPIRE HARPENDEN HOSPITAL (4.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: NUMBERS 4, 8 (THE GRANGE), AND 8A (CLEAGROVE) (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · THE OLD MALTINGS (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · THE WHITE HART (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MARKYATE PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · MEDIGREEN LTD (1.8 mi) · FARLEY HILL CHEMIST (2.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Luton (3.7 mi) · Luton Airport Parkway (3.8 mi) · Leagrave (4.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-Operative Food (1.9 mi) · Budget Supermarket (2.7 mi) · The Co-operative Food (2.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 31%
- Households
- 3,575
Owned 78% · Social rent 12% · Private rent 10%
Census 2021 (ONS), for AL3 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in AL3 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 29/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for AL3 8PU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictAL3 | SectorAL3 8 | PostcodeAL3 8PU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £677,971 | £542,784 | £283,333 |
| Population | 47,152 | 8,796 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 8/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 193 | 46 | — |
| Schools | 18 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 75% | 28% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 91% | 80% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (AL3 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.