LU1 5ST
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Property report — LU1 5ST
Open-data due diligence for LU1 5ST and the area around it.
LU1 5ST in brief: 24 recorded sales (£30,000–£272,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LU1 5ST itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LU1 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£302,319
Population
19,488
Crimes recorded
84
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
98%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LU1 5, 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 (40 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-24 | £270,000 | 15 LAWFORD CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-09-24 | £223,500 | 14 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2019-12-20 | £272,000 | 2 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-10-09 | £220,000 | 8 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2015-10-30 | £142,000 | 5 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2015-01-23 | £156,000 | 7 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2014-03-14 | £120,000 | 13 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2010-09-08 | £155,000 | 3 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2007-05-25 | £160,000 | 18 LAWFORD CLOSE | Detached |
| 2007-01-08 | £150,000 | 1 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2003-09-10 | £120,000 | 11 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2003-04-07 | £105,000 | 13 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2001-08-20 | £82,000 | 1 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2000-07-07 | £53,500 | 5 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2000-05-31 | £55,500 | 4 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2000-02-29 | £46,000 | 5 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1999-10-29 | £56,500 | 10 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1998-03-27 | £49,500 | 1 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1996-07-26 | £43,995 | 9 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1995-11-30 | £35,500 | 13 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1995-10-06 | £38,000 | 6 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1995-09-27 | £35,000 | 13 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1995-08-31 | £42,995 | 11 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
| 1995-01-13 | £30,000 | 5 LAWFORD CLOSE | Terraced |
24 recorded sales on LU1 5ST. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallow Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Farley Junior Academy | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Hillborough Junior School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Hillborough Infant and Nursery School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Whipperley Infant Academy | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
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: BUTE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi) · LEA VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.4 mi) · THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: LUTON AND DUNSTABLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (2.3 mi) · LUTON & DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL (2.3 mi) · SPIRE HARPENDEN HOSPITAL (4.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CENTRAL BLOCK OF ST MARYS HOSPITAL (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · THE FOUNTAIN PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · 45-55, DUMFRIES STREET (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: SE MORGAN CHEMIST (0.3 mi) · ACORN PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · KAMSONS PHARMACY (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Luton (0.7 mi) · Luton Airport Parkway (1.4 mi) · Leagrave (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Budget Supermarket (0.4 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.4 mi) · The Co-operative Food (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 32
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 36%
- Households
- 7,122
Owned 32% · Social rent 27% · Private rent 40%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LU1 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LU1 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 77/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LU1 5ST 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 | DistrictLU1 | SectorLU1 5 | PostcodeLU1 5ST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £374,585 | £302,319 | £110,916 |
| Population | 62,378 | 19,488 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 752 | 84 | — |
| Schools | 23 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 92% | 98% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LU1 5); 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.