LU3 1XL

Dorrington Close, Luton

Median, last 3 years

£212,000

4 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£208,000

4 Jul 2025

Standard sales

105

since 1995 (+4 additional entries)

LU3 district median

£330,000

477 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced median £216,000 (3 sales) · Semi-detached sold for £180,000

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

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.

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025 (few sales)	£194,000	2
2024 (few sales)	£225,500	2
2021	£185,000	4
2020 (few sales)	£180,000	1
2019 (few sales)	£177,500	2
2018 (few sales)	£200,000	1
2017 (few sales)	£183,000	1
2016 (few sales)	£183,000	1
2015	£135,500	3
2014 (few sales)	£118,000	1
2012 (few sales)	£111,000	1
2011 (few sales)	£107,000	1
2010 (few sales)	£45,000	1
2009 (few sales)	£114,000	1
2007	£112,500	5
2006	£116,000	3
2005	£114,000	5
2004	£106,250	4
2003	£93,995	13
2002	£75,998	12
2001	£58,000	11
2000	£54,500	3
1999	£43,250	6
1998	£35,250	4
1997	£34,250	6
1996	£29,500	6
1995	£30,500	5

Sale history (109 records · 34 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
21, DORRINGTON CLOSE 7 Apr 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £70,000 (May 2002) · +33%	7 Apr 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£93,000
65, DORRINGTON CLOSE 28 Mar 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £43,000 (May 1999) · +121%	28 Mar 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£94,995
15, DORRINGTON CLOSE 21 Mar 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £59,000 (Jun 2001) · +54%	21 Mar 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£91,000
25, DORRINGTON CLOSE 25 Feb 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £55,000 (Mar 2001) · +62%	25 Feb 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£89,000
61, DORRINGTON CLOSE 31 Jan 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £42,000 (Aug 1999) · +114%	31 Jan 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£90,000
49, DORRINGTON CLOSE 30 Jan 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £52,500 (Nov 2000) · +68%	30 Jan 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£88,000
3, DORRINGTON CLOSE 29 Nov 2002 · Semi-detached · Leasehold	29 Nov 2002	Semi-detached · Leasehold	£42,000
83, DORRINGTON CLOSE 30 Sep 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £30,500 (Apr 1995) · +195%	30 Sep 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£89,995
51, DORRINGTON CLOSE 27 Sep 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	27 Sep 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£80,000
67, DORRINGTON CLOSE 30 Aug 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	30 Aug 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£84,200
17, DORRINGTON CLOSE 9 Aug 2002 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold Previously £17,500 (Apr 1996) · +99%	9 Aug 2002	Flat / maisonette · Leasehold	£34,750
7, DORRINGTON CLOSE 7 Aug 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £35,000 (Mar 1995) · +120%	7 Aug 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£76,995
89, DORRINGTON CLOSE 6 Aug 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £64,000 (Nov 2001) · +28%	6 Aug 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£82,000
71, DORRINGTON CLOSE 26 Jul 2002 · Terraced · Freehold	26 Jul 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£78,000
45, DORRINGTON CLOSE 28 Jun 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £34,000 (Jun 1997) · +121%	28 Jun 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£75,000
9, DORRINGTON CLOSE 30 May 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £43,500 (Mar 1999) · +72%	30 May 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£75,000
21, DORRINGTON CLOSE 3 May 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	3 May 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£70,000
35, DORRINGTON CLOSE 5 Mar 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £34,250 (Sep 1998) · +96%	5 Mar 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£67,000
69, DORRINGTON CLOSE 14 Dec 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,500 (Nov 1999) · +37%	14 Dec 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£65,000
89, DORRINGTON CLOSE 14 Nov 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	14 Nov 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£64,000
11, DORRINGTON CLOSE 31 Aug 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	31 Aug 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£59,995
5, DORRINGTON CLOSE 13 Aug 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £46,500 (Oct 1999) · +22%	13 Aug 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£56,500
55, DORRINGTON CLOSE 9 Aug 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £32,500 (Jun 1999) · +45%	9 Aug 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£47,000
39, DORRINGTON CLOSE 6 Jul 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £33,000 (Apr 1997) · +67%	6 Jul 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£55,000
15, DORRINGTON CLOSE 29 Jun 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £31,000 (Sep 1996) · +90%	29 Jun 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£59,000
33, DORRINGTON CLOSE 1 Jun 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	1 Jun 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£58,500
23, DORRINGTON CLOSE 14 May 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	14 May 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£58,000
25, DORRINGTON CLOSE 16 Mar 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	16 Mar 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£55,000
73, DORRINGTON CLOSE 6 Mar 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £34,500 (Oct 1997) · +48%	6 Mar 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£51,000
29, DORRINGTON CLOSE 15 Nov 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	15 Nov 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£56,000
49, DORRINGTON CLOSE 10 Nov 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	10 Nov 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£52,500
79, DORRINGTON CLOSE 30 May 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £30,000 (Sep 1996) · +82%	30 May 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£54,500
69, DORRINGTON CLOSE 12 Nov 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £34,000 (Jul 1997) · +40%	12 Nov 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£47,500
5, DORRINGTON CLOSE 22 Oct 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	22 Oct 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£46,500
61, DORRINGTON CLOSE 27 Aug 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £39,250 (Nov 1997) · +7%	27 Aug 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£42,000
55, DORRINGTON CLOSE 2 Jun 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	2 Jun 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£32,500
65, DORRINGTON CLOSE 28 May 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £34,000 (Jul 1995) · +26%	28 May 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£43,000
9, DORRINGTON CLOSE 31 Mar 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £38,750 (Nov 1997) · +12%	31 Mar 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£43,500
19, DORRINGTON CLOSE 8 Oct 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	8 Oct 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£34,000
35, DORRINGTON CLOSE 14 Sep 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	14 Sep 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£34,250
37, DORRINGTON CLOSE 27 Aug 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	27 Aug 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£36,500
53, DORRINGTON CLOSE 20 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	20 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£36,250
61, DORRINGTON CLOSE 26 Nov 1997 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £29,000 (May 1995) · +35%	26 Nov 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£39,250
9, DORRINGTON CLOSE 14 Nov 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold	14 Nov 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold	£38,750
73, DORRINGTON CLOSE 31 Oct 1997 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £31,500 (Apr 1996) · +10%	31 Oct 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£34,500
69, DORRINGTON CLOSE 4 Jul 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	4 Jul 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£34,000
45, DORRINGTON CLOSE 6 Jun 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	6 Jun 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£34,000
39, DORRINGTON CLOSE 23 Apr 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	23 Apr 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£33,000
79, DORRINGTON CLOSE 27 Sep 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	27 Sep 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£30,000
15, DORRINGTON CLOSE 18 Sep 1996 · Terraced · Freehold	18 Sep 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£31,000

Area

Postcode district: LU3
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 3 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01015702
Introduced: Feb 1990

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 1XL 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 1XJ £197,500 · 4 sales
LU3 1XS £165,000 · last sale 2019
LU3 1XR £178,000 · 5 sales
LU3 1XH £240,000 · last sale 2023
LU3 1XP £220,000 · 3 sales
LU3 1BG £239,000 · 2 sales
LU3 1AG no sale since 2014
LU3 1AU £105,000 · last sale 2023
LU3 1XT £140,000 · 5 sales
LU3 1GQ £153,750 · 8 sales
LU3 1AQ £180,000 · last sale 2017
LU3 1EG £275,000 · last sale 2020