LU1 3SE

Cowper Street, Luton

Median, last 3 years

£249,500

4 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£220,000

26 Sep 2025

Standard sales

since 1995 (+14 additional entries)

LU1 district median

£308,500

340 sales, 12 months to May 2026

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2011 to 2025. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

Show the figures

Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025 (few sales)	£220,000	1
2024 (few sales)	£249,500	2
2023 (few sales)	£300,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£240,000	1
2021	£276,000	3
2018 (few sales)	£205,500	2
2017	£280,500	3
2016 (few sales)	£188,750	2
2015 (few sales)	£176,750	2
2014 (few sales)	£183,500	2
2013	£124,500	5
2011 (few sales)	£121,368	2
2010 (few sales)	£125,000	1
2008	£140,000	5
2006 (few sales)	£171,250	2
2005	£136,000	4
2004	£140,000	6
2003 (few sales)	£142,000	1
2002	£108,000	7
2001	£86,250	6
2000	£60,000	3
1999	£62,500	4
1998	£44,000	5
1997	£43,589	6
1996	£39,250	6
1995 (few sales)	£37,500	2

Sale history (98 records · 29 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
136, COWPER STREET 1 Sep 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £90,000 (Dec 2001) · +72%	1 Sep 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£155,000
110, COWPER STREET 4 Mar 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £117,000 (Mar 2004) · +10%	4 Mar 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£128,500
138, COWPER STREET 15 Sep 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £65,000 (Jun 1999) · +146%	15 Sep 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£159,995
188, COWPER STREET 11 Aug 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £98,000 (Dec 2001) · +70%	11 Aug 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£167,000
166, COWPER STREET 18 Jun 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,000 (Jan 1996) · +219%	18 Jun 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£150,000
110, COWPER STREET 17 Mar 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £45,000 (Oct 1998) · +160%	17 Mar 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£117,000
152, COWPER STREET 6 Feb 2004 · Terraced · Freehold	6 Feb 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£130,000
92, COWPER STREET 30 Jan 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £40,000 (May 1996) · +198%	30 Jan 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£119,000
186, COWPER STREET 26 Sep 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold	26 Sep 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£142,000
98, COWPER STREET 17 Dec 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £85,000 (Aug 2002) · +24%	17 Dec 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£105,000
162, COWPER STREET 11 Oct 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	11 Oct 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£71,497
162, COWPER STREET 11 Oct 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	11 Oct 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£129,995
160, COWPER STREET 17 Sep 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	17 Sep 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£132,000
130, COWPER STREET 6 Sep 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	6 Sep 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£125,000
98, COWPER STREET 23 Aug 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £37,750 (Jan 1997) · +125%	23 Aug 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£85,000
142, COWPER STREET 2 Aug 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	2 Aug 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£108,000
188, COWPER STREET 17 Dec 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	17 Dec 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£98,000
136, COWPER STREET 11 Dec 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	11 Dec 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£90,000
128, COWPER STREET 26 Nov 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £44,000 (Nov 1998) · +59%	26 Nov 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£69,995
174, COWPER STREET 16 Oct 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £49,995 (Jul 1997) · +65%	16 Oct 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£82,500
100, COWPER STREET 26 Sep 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	26 Sep 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£60,000
190, COWPER STREET 27 Jul 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	27 Jul 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£92,500
114, COWPER STREET 4 Aug 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £42,995 (Jun 1998) · +35%	4 Aug 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£58,000
122, COWPER STREET 8 Jun 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	8 Jun 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£64,995
102, COWPER STREET 28 Apr 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £51,000 (Apr 1998) · +18%	28 Apr 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£60,000
184, COWPER STREET 8 Jul 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	8 Jul 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£74,000
138, COWPER STREET 30 Jun 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Jun 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£65,000
96, COWPER STREET 4 Jun 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	4 Jun 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£60,000
120, COWPER STREET 12 Feb 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	12 Feb 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£55,000
128, COWPER STREET 27 Nov 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	27 Nov 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£44,000
110, COWPER STREET 14 Oct 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	14 Oct 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£45,000
114, COWPER STREET 3 Jun 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	3 Jun 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£42,995
102, COWPER STREET 7 Apr 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	7 Apr 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£51,000
106, COWPER STREET 2 Mar 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	2 Mar 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£42,000
108, COWPER STREET 5 Dec 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	5 Dec 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£37,500
150, COWPER STREET 8 Sep 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	8 Sep 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£49,427
174, COWPER STREET 31 Jul 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	31 Jul 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£49,995
112, COWPER STREET 4 Jul 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	4 Jul 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£51,995
98, COWPER STREET 31 Jan 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	31 Jan 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£37,750
118, COWPER STREET 27 Jan 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	27 Jan 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£36,995
126, COWPER STREET 11 Dec 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	11 Dec 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£37,000
180, COWPER STREET 6 Dec 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	6 Dec 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£38,000
178, COWPER STREET 29 Nov 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	29 Nov 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£38,500
148, COWPER STREET 27 Sep 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	27 Sep 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£52,000
92, COWPER STREET 4 May 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	4 May 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£40,000
166, COWPER STREET 19 Jan 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	19 Jan 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£47,000
116, COWPER STREET 31 Jul 1995 · Terraced · Freehold	31 Jul 1995	Terraced · Freehold	£35,000
158, COWPER STREET 6 Jan 1995 · Terraced · Freehold	6 Jan 1995	Terraced · Freehold	£40,000

Area

Postcode district: LU1
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 4 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01015792
Introduced: Jan 1980

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Luton, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £284,946
Change since July 2025: +0.5%
First-time buyers: £268,173

Average by property type

Detached: £473,827
Semi-detached: £330,296
Terraced: £265,528
Flat / maisonette: £159,594

The official index for Luton as a whole, not LU1 3SE alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

LU1 3SD £300,000 · 4 sales
LU1 3QJ £215,000 · 3 sales
LU1 3QA £240,000 · last sale 2022
LU1 3QL £305,000 · last sale 2023
LU1 3PZ £225,000 · 1 sale
LU1 3QB £245,000 · 2 sales
LU1 3RU £322,500 · 2 sales
LU1 3PY £240,000 · last sale 2022
LU1 3SA £126,000 · last sale 2019
LU1 3RS £252,000 · 5 sales
LU1 3RX £245,000 · 5 sales
LU1 3RT £313,000 · 1 sale