LU3 1BY

The Ridings, Luton

Median, last 3 years

£134,000

6 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£150,000

19 Jan 2026

Standard sales

175

since 1995 (+14 additional entries)

LU3 district median

£330,000

477 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Flats median £134,000 (4 sales) · Terraced sold for £128,000 and £150,000

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

2012 to 2026. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

The paler 2026 bar covers January to August only, and its latest months are still filling in as sales are registered.

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

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2026 (to August) (few sales)	£150,000	1
2025 (few sales)	£146,500	2
2024 (few sales)	£133,000	1
2023 (few sales)	£132,500	2
2022 (few sales)	£140,000	1
2020 (few sales)	£102,500	1
2019	£131,000	6
2018 (few sales)	£112,500	2
2017	£140,000	4
2016	£117,500	5
2015	£115,000	4
2014	£85,000	4
2013 (few sales)	£55,000	1
2012	£100,000	3
2011	£84,000	3
2009 (few sales)	£85,000	1
2008	£110,000	4
2007	£114,000	15
2006	£91,975	6
2005	£92,000	3
2004	£97,000	11
2003	£82,750	12
2002	£68,000	14
2001	£47,000	8
2000	£49,100	21
1999	£32,250	14
1998	£28,500	8
1997	£31,000	6
1996	£26,250	10
1995 (few sales)	£21,500	2

Sale history (189 records · 55 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
32, THE RIDINGS 21 Mar 2003 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £40,000 (Sep 2000) · +75%	21 Mar 2003	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£70,000
23, THE RIDINGS 14 Mar 2003 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £48,000 (Sep 2000) · +87%	14 Mar 2003	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£89,995
58, THE RIDINGS 21 Feb 2003 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £36,995 (Dec 1999) · +114%	21 Feb 2003	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£79,000
76, THE RIDINGS 14 Feb 2003 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	14 Feb 2003	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£62,000
80, THE RIDINGS 10 Jan 2003 · Terraced · Leasehold Previously £51,995 (Jul 2002) · +25%	10 Jan 2003	Terraced · Leasehold	£65,000
59, THE RIDINGS 10 Jan 2003 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £59,995 (Jun 2002) · +38%	10 Jan 2003	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£82,500
24, THE RIDINGS 19 Dec 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £50,000 (Jan 2002) · +38%	19 Dec 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£69,000
65, THE RIDINGS 11 Dec 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £45,000 (May 2001) · +78%	11 Dec 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£80,000
18, THE RIDINGS 8 Nov 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £54,750 (Jul 2000) · +48%	8 Nov 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£81,000
26, THE RIDINGS 25 Oct 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £35,000 (Nov 1997) · +109%	25 Oct 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£72,995
56, THE RIDINGS 20 Sep 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £19,000 (Jan 1999) · +242%	20 Sep 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£65,000
75, THE RIDINGS 19 Jul 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £27,000 (Mar 1997) · +167%	19 Jul 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£71,995
80, THE RIDINGS 5 Jul 2002 · Terraced · Leasehold Previously £35,000 (Feb 2001) · +49%	5 Jul 2002	Terraced · Leasehold	£51,995
11, THE RIDINGS 7 Jun 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	7 Jun 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£73,500
59, THE RIDINGS 7 Jun 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	7 Jun 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£59,995
78, THE RIDINGS 22 May 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £36,500 (Aug 2000) · +32%	22 May 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£48,000
67, THE RIDINGS 3 May 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	3 May 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£67,000
30, THE RIDINGS 28 Mar 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £33,500 (Jul 1997) · +109%	28 Mar 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£70,000
24, THE RIDINGS 31 Jan 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £26,500 (Oct 1998) · +89%	31 Jan 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£50,000
22, THE RIDINGS 18 Jan 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £37,500 (Nov 1999) · +49%	18 Jan 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£56,000
27, THE RIDINGS 18 Dec 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	18 Dec 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£59,995
34, THE RIDINGS 3 Oct 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £22,500 (Jul 1998) · +38%	3 Oct 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£31,000
25, THE RIDINGS 26 Sep 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £17,000 (Nov 1996) · +188%	26 Sep 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£49,000
8, THE RIDINGS 27 Jun 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £54,000 (Jul 2000) · +11%	27 Jun 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£60,000
20, THE RIDINGS 25 Jun 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £41,000 (Nov 1999) · +66%	25 Jun 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£68,000
65, THE RIDINGS 16 May 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £29,500 (May 1999) · +53%	16 May 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£45,000
79, THE RIDINGS 30 Mar 2001 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	30 Mar 2001	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£33,000
80, THE RIDINGS 19 Feb 2001 · Terraced · Leasehold	19 Feb 2001	Terraced · Leasehold	£35,000
81, THE RIDINGS 21 Dec 2000 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	21 Dec 2000	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£34,000
70, THE RIDINGS 20 Dec 2000 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £28,500 (Apr 1998) · +76%	20 Dec 2000	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£50,250
4, THE RIDINGS 4 Dec 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	4 Dec 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£60,000
72, THE RIDINGS 30 Nov 2000 · Semi-detached · Leasehold Previously £29,500 (Dec 1996) · +73%	30 Nov 2000	Semi-detached · Leasehold	£51,000
28, THE RIDINGS 28 Nov 2000 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	28 Nov 2000	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£38,000
74, THE RIDINGS 27 Sep 2000 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £28,500 (Oct 1997) · +68%	27 Sep 2000	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£48,000
32, THE RIDINGS 12 Sep 2000 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	12 Sep 2000	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£40,000
23, THE RIDINGS 8 Sep 2000 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	8 Sep 2000	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£48,000
73, THE RIDINGS 7 Sep 2000 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £31,000 (Jun 1998) · +65%	7 Sep 2000	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£51,000
17, THE RIDINGS 23 Aug 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	23 Aug 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£55,995
78, THE RIDINGS 11 Aug 2000 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £28,000 (Jul 1999) · +30%	11 Aug 2000	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£36,500
29, THE RIDINGS 28 Jul 2000 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	28 Jul 2000	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£46,500
18, THE RIDINGS 21 Jul 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	21 Jul 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£54,750
8, THE RIDINGS 11 Jul 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £43,500 (Sep 1998) · +24%	11 Jul 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£54,000
6, THE RIDINGS 6 Jul 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	6 Jul 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£57,000
7, THE RIDINGS 7 Jun 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	7 Jun 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£55,500
3, THE RIDINGS 20 Apr 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £35,000 (Aug 1997) · +40%	20 Apr 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£49,100
2, THE RIDINGS 30 Mar 2000 · Detached · Freehold	30 Mar 2000	Detached · Freehold	£57,000
13, THE RIDINGS 29 Feb 2000 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	29 Feb 2000	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£35,000
71, THE RIDINGS 7 Feb 2000 · Terraced · Leasehold Previously £28,500 (Mar 1998) · +40%	7 Feb 2000	Terraced · Leasehold	£40,000
66, THE RIDINGS 14 Jan 2000 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £23,000 (Mar 1995) · +43%	14 Jan 2000	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£33,000
58, THE RIDINGS 22 Dec 1999 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £23,000 (Jul 1996) · +61%	22 Dec 1999	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£36,995

Area

Postcode district: LU3
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 2 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01015705
Introduced: Jan 1991

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 LU3 1BY 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.

LU3 1JB no sale since 2010
LU3 1JX £256,000 · 3 sales
LU3 1JY £255,000 · 3 sales
LU3 1XT £140,000 · 5 sales
LU4 8HX no sale since 2010
LU3 1GQ £153,750 · 8 sales
LU4 8LP £300,000 · 1 sale
LU3 1JU £267,500 · 2 sales
LU3 1XR £178,000 · 5 sales
LU3 1XP £220,000 · 3 sales
LU3 1JT £225,000 · 3 sales
LU3 1AG no sale since 2014