LU7 3LR
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Property report — LU7 3LR
Open-data due diligence for LU7 3LR and the area around it.
LU7 3LR in brief: 38 recorded sales (£70,000–£1,474,577) · medium flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LU7 3LR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LU7 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£403,411
Population
28,289
Crimes recorded
53
Schools
9
Flood risk
Medium
Gigabit broadband
87%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LU7 3, 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 (81 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-27 | £465,000 | 2 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-10-21 | £440,000 | 8 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2024-08-09 | £470,000 | 21 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2022-03-24 | £1,474,577 | CLAREMONT HOUSE LOVENT DRIVE | Other |
| 2020-12-11 | £410,000 | 16 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2018-11-09 | £325,000 | 3 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2017-07-27 | £395,000 | 22 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2015-11-27 | £328,000 | 19 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2014-10-03 | £299,995 | 4 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2012-05-03 | £310,000 | 11 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2011-11-18 | £248,000 | 15 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2010-06-11 | £247,000 | 8 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2009-09-18 | £263,000 | 2 LOVENT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-08-28 | £250,000 | 16 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2007-09-20 | £307,000 | 11 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2007-07-17 | £245,800 | 18 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2004-12-10 | £243,000 | 11 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2004-10-15 | £245,000 | 18 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2004-08-17 | £215,000 | 7 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2004-05-13 | £204,500 | 10 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-10-31 | £235,000 | 22 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-05-03 | £170,500 | 16 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-05-02 | £169,950 | 3 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2002-01-25 | £177,995 | 15 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-10-19 | £168,500 | 3 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-07-27 | £190,000 | 11 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 2001-07-20 | £150,000 | 5 LOVENT DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-09-15 | £162,000 | 16 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 1999-07-13 | £125,000 | 7 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-09-11 | £140,500 | 16 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 1998-08-07 | £127,000 | 17 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-06-20 | £112,500 | 4 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-01-31 | £95,000 | 21 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 1997-01-17 | £110,000 | 1 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-12-17 | £107,000 | 18 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-08-29 | £95,000 | 17 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 1996-07-31 | £87,000 | 6 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
| 1995-09-29 | £70,000 | 12 LOVENT DRIVE | Detached |
38 recorded sales on LU7 3LR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clipstone Brook Lower School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Brooklands Middle School | 0.4 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Good (2023) |
| Pulford CofE VA Lower School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Leighton Middle School | 0.4 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Report card → |
| The Mary Bassett Lower School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| The Rushmere Park Academy | 0.5 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: SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY (0.2 mi) · DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS (0.5 mi) · LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY (0.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE SUN PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · PUBLIC LIBRARY (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 26, LAKE STREET (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: PEAK PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · BOOTS (0.4 mi) · ROSEHILL PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Leighton Buzzard (1.0 mi) · Cheddington (4.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Morrisons (0.1 mi) · Waitrose (0.4 mi) · Aldi (0.6 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 43
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 11,783
Owned 71% · Social rent 13% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LU7 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LU7 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 56/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 | DistrictLU7 | SectorLU7 3 | PostcodeLU7 3LR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £418,670 | £403,411 | £259,969 |
| Population | 71,836 | 28,289 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 254 | 53 | — |
| Schools | 27 | 9 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Medium |
| Gigabit broadband | 68% | 87% | 68% |
| Superfast broadband | 93% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LU7 3); 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.