LU2 8LW
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Property report — LU2 8LW
Open-data due diligence for LU2 8LW and the area around it.
LU2 8LW in brief: 57 recorded sales (£53,500–£850,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LU2 8LW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LU2 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£337,007
Population
29,064
Crimes recorded
47
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
86%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LU2 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 (52 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | £280,000 | 1, POST OFFICE COTTAGES EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2025-02-14 | £695,000 | COPPER HILL EAST STREET | Detached |
| 2023-02-24 | £850,000 | 14 EAST STREET | Other |
| 2023-02-24 | £850,000 | 14 EAST STREET | Other |
| 2023-01-25 | £145,000 | FLAT 2, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 2022-04-22 | £190,000 | FLAT 4, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 2021-06-29 | £665,000 | THE COTTAGE EAST STREET | Detached |
| 2021-06-04 | £645,000 | WAYSIDE EAST STREET | Detached |
| 2021-02-26 | £438,500 | 20 EAST STREET | Terraced |
| 2020-10-02 | £520,000 | 28 EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2019-11-15 | £297,000 | 1, POST OFFICE COTTAGES EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2019-10-29 | £131,000 | FLAT 2, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 2018-01-30 | £219,500 | FLAT 3, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 2016-04-08 | £385,000 | 18 EAST STREET | Terraced |
| 2015-10-14 | £710,000 | 24 EAST STREET | Detached |
| 2014-09-12 | £205,000 | POST OFFICE COTTAGES, 2 EAST STREET | Terraced |
| 2013-12-17 | £460,000 | 30 EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2013-11-19 | £323,000 | SUNNYMEADE EAST STREET | Detached |
| 2013-05-08 | £120,000 | FLAT 3, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 2011-10-13 | £318,000 | 28 EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2011-09-27 | £142,500 | 1, POST OFFICE COTTAGES EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2008-11-28 | £112,500 | 18 EAST STREET | Terraced |
| 2008-11-11 | £205,000 | 15 EAST STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-09-24 | £235,000 | 10 EAST STREET | Detached |
| 2007-03-20 | £208,500 | 16 EAST STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-10-31 | £140,000 | FLAT 6, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-09-07 | £141,000 | FLAT 4, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 2006-06-02 | £495,000 | 24 EAST STREET | Detached |
| 2005-10-24 | £167,000 | 16 EAST STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-04-28 | £130,000 | FLAT 4, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 2005-01-31 | £113,500 | FLAT 1, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 2004-08-12 | £100,000 | FLAT 2, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 2004-08-03 | £465,000 | WAYSIDE EAST STREET | Detached |
| 2003-09-30 | £102,500 | FLAT 3, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 2003-06-30 | £123,500 | FLAT 5, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 2003-06-03 | £164,000 | 16 EAST STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-09-05 | £430,000 | THE COTTAGE EAST STREET | Detached |
| 2002-08-01 | £285,000 | 14 EAST STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-06-28 | £129,995 | POST OFFICE COTTAGES, 2 EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2002-04-19 | £180,000 | 28 EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2002-02-11 | £65,000 | FLAT 1, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 2001-11-01 | £362,000 | 30 EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2001-08-03 | £98,000 | FLAT 5, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 2000-10-11 | £84,000 | FLAT 5, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 1999-11-04 | £80,500 | POST OFFICE COTTAGES, 2 EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-06 | £205,500 | 31 EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1998-08-28 | £168,000 | 14 EAST STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-08-28 | £210,000 | 30 EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-30 | £64,000 | FLAT 5, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 1997-03-20 | £183,000 | 30 EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1997-01-10 | £158,000 | THE COTTAGE EAST STREET | Detached |
| 1996-11-29 | £53,500 | POST OFFICE COTTAGES, 2 EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-29 | £57,000 | FLAT 6, LILLEY OLD SCHOOL COURT EAST STREET | Flat |
| 1996-11-11 | £155,000 | WAYSIDE EAST STREET | Detached |
| 1996-09-20 | £167,500 | 31 EAST STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1996-04-12 | £295,000 | COPPER HILL EAST STREET | Detached |
| 1995-12-22 | £215,000 | 24 EAST STREET | Detached |
57 recorded sales on LU2 8LW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putteridge High School | 1.5 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Putteridge Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School | 2.0 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Stopsley Community Primary School | 2.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College | 2.1 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
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: STOPSLEY VILLAGE PRACTICE (2.0 mi) · DR PS BATH'S PRACTICE (2.0 mi) · LARKSIDE PRACTICE (2.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: LUTON AND DUNSTABLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (4.8 mi) · LUTON & DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL (4.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: COPPERHILL (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGES (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 24, EAST STREET (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MEDSTONE PHARMACY (1.2 mi) · KRISH CHEMIST (1.9 mi) · STOPSLEY PHARMACY (1.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Luton Airport DART (3.3 mi) · Luton (3.5 mi) · Leagrave (3.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (2.0 mi) · Co-op Food (2.1 mi) · Nisa Local- Ghuman supermarket (2.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 11,816
Owned 70% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 18%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LU2 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LU2 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 56/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LU2 8LW 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 | DistrictLU2 | SectorLU2 8 | PostcodeLU2 8LW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £366,598 | £337,007 | £265,579 |
| Population | 79,192 | 29,064 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 358 | 47 | — |
| Schools | 21 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 92% | 86% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 95% | 92% | 70% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LU2 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 1 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.