LU3 1XR

Dorrington Close, Luton

Median, last 3 years

£178,000

5 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£178,000

20 Jun 2025

Standard sales

104

since 1995 (+4 additional entries)

LU3 district median

£330,000

477 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Semi-detached sold for £255,000 and £280,000 · Terraced sold for £175,000 and £178,000 · Flats sold for £175,000

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)	£176,500	2
2024 (few sales)	£227,500	2
2023 (few sales)	£264,000	2
2021 (few sales)	£249,995	1
2020 (few sales)	£145,000	1
2019 (few sales)	£194,000	2
2017	£232,000	5
2016	£191,000	3
2015	£172,250	6
2014 (few sales)	£164,000	1
2013 (few sales)	£110,000	1
2011 (few sales)	£145,000	1
2010	£116,000	3
2009 (few sales)	£135,000	1
2008 (few sales)	£121,750	1
2007	£153,000	8
2006	£118,500	4
2005 (few sales)	£141,500	2
2004	£114,750	6
2003	£107,000	5
2002	£96,500	10
2001	£69,500	12
2000	£50,375	4
1999	£54,750	6
1998	£44,500	6
1997 (few sales)	£32,000	2
1996	£34,975	4
1995	£45,300	3

Sale history (108 records · 33 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
54, DORRINGTON CLOSE 3 Dec 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold	3 Dec 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£140,000
96, DORRINGTON CLOSE 16 Nov 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold	16 Nov 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£145,000
18, DORRINGTON CLOSE 8 Oct 2004 · Flat / maisonette · Freehold	8 Oct 2004	Flat / maisonette · Freehold	£95,000
20, DORRINGTON CLOSE 9 Aug 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £29,500 (Mar 1997) · +229%	9 Aug 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£97,000
98, DORRINGTON CLOSE 6 Apr 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £59,500 (Oct 1999) · +122%	6 Apr 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£132,000
22, DORRINGTON CLOSE 30 Jan 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £34,500 (Jun 1997) · +183%	30 Jan 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£97,500
6, DORRINGTON CLOSE 19 Dec 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £59,000 (Jul 2001) · +64%	19 Dec 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£97,000
104, DORRINGTON CLOSE 10 Dec 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold	10 Dec 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£124,000
100, DORRINGTON CLOSE 26 Sep 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £80,500 (Nov 2001) · +60%	26 Sep 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£128,900
10, DORRINGTON CLOSE 28 Feb 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £71,995 (Jun 2002) · +28%	28 Feb 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£91,995
14, DORRINGTON CLOSE 23 Jan 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £84,500 (Sep 2002) · +27%	23 Jan 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£107,000
48, DORRINGTON CLOSE 12 Dec 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	12 Dec 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£129,995
108, DORRINGTON CLOSE 1 Oct 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £72,000 (Feb 2001) · +36%	1 Oct 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£98,000
14, DORRINGTON CLOSE 10 Sep 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £51,000 (May 2002) · +66%	10 Sep 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£84,500
30, DORRINGTON CLOSE 30 Aug 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £45,995 (Mar 2001) · +48%	30 Aug 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£67,995
50, DORRINGTON CLOSE 29 Aug 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £45,300 (May 1995) · +145%	29 Aug 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£111,000
110, DORRINGTON CLOSE 23 Aug 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £76,500 (Jan 2001) · +38%	23 Aug 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£105,500
10, DORRINGTON CLOSE 18 Jun 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £55,000 (Jun 2000) · +31%	18 Jun 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£71,995
116, DORRINGTON CLOSE 14 Jun 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £46,000 (Dec 1998) · +107%	14 Jun 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£95,000
14, DORRINGTON CLOSE 3 May 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £35,000 (Mar 1998) · +46%	3 May 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£51,000
44, DORRINGTON CLOSE 3 Apr 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold	3 Apr 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£104,000
100, DORRINGTON CLOSE 9 Nov 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	9 Nov 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£80,500
122, DORRINGTON CLOSE 9 Nov 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	9 Nov 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£51,995
46, DORRINGTON CLOSE 22 Oct 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £38,500 (Dec 1995) · +110%	22 Oct 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£81,000
114, DORRINGTON CLOSE 3 Sep 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £67,000 (May 2001) · +22%	3 Sep 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£82,000
12, DORRINGTON CLOSE 31 Aug 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	31 Aug 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£59,000
40, DORRINGTON CLOSE 28 Aug 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £55,000 (May 1999) · +44%	28 Aug 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£79,000
6, DORRINGTON CLOSE 10 Jul 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	10 Jul 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£59,000
32, DORRINGTON CLOSE 8 Jun 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £46,000 (Aug 1998) · +46%	8 Jun 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£67,000
114, DORRINGTON CLOSE 25 May 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	25 May 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£67,000
30, DORRINGTON CLOSE 9 Mar 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	9 Mar 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£45,995
108, DORRINGTON CLOSE 19 Feb 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	19 Feb 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£72,000
110, DORRINGTON CLOSE 19 Jan 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	19 Jan 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£76,500
28, DORRINGTON CLOSE 22 Sep 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	22 Sep 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£45,750
10, DORRINGTON CLOSE 30 Jun 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold	30 Jun 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£55,000
118, DORRINGTON CLOSE 12 May 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £43,000 (May 1998) · +45%	12 May 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£62,500
124, DORRINGTON CLOSE 29 Feb 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £34,000 (Sep 1999) · −3%	29 Feb 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£33,000
98, DORRINGTON CLOSE 8 Oct 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	8 Oct 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£59,500
102, DORRINGTON CLOSE 30 Sep 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold	30 Sep 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£59,995
120, DORRINGTON CLOSE 27 Sep 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,000 (Jan 1996) · +16%	27 Sep 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£54,500
4, DORRINGTON CLOSE 24 Sep 1999 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £34,950 (Aug 1996) · +23%	24 Sep 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£43,000
124, DORRINGTON CLOSE 7 Sep 1999 · Terraced · Freehold	7 Sep 1999	Terraced · Freehold	£34,000
40, DORRINGTON CLOSE 28 May 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £49,995 (Sep 1995) · +10%	28 May 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£55,000
116, DORRINGTON CLOSE 10 Dec 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	10 Dec 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£46,000
2, DORRINGTON CLOSE 18 Nov 1998 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £15,000 (Aug 1996) · +140%	18 Nov 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£36,000
58, DORRINGTON CLOSE 18 Nov 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	18 Nov 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£47,500
32, DORRINGTON CLOSE 7 Aug 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	7 Aug 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£46,000
118, DORRINGTON CLOSE 26 May 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	26 May 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£43,000
14, DORRINGTON CLOSE 31 Mar 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	31 Mar 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£35,000
22, DORRINGTON CLOSE 17 Jun 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	17 Jun 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£34,500

Area

Postcode district: LU3
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 2 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01015705
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 1XR 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 1XL £212,000 · 4 sales
LU3 1AG no sale since 2014
LU3 1XP £220,000 · 3 sales
LU3 1GQ £153,750 · 8 sales
LU3 1XJ £197,500 · 4 sales
LU3 1XT £140,000 · 5 sales
LU3 1AQ £180,000 · last sale 2017
LU3 1XS £165,000 · last sale 2019
LU3 1JY £255,000 · 3 sales
LU3 1XH £240,000 · last sale 2023
LU3 1BY £134,000 · 6 sales
LU3 1AX £290,000 · 3 sales