Birchen Grove, Luton

House prices, sold prices and local information for LU2 7TW, LU2 7TP, LU2 7TS.

Average price (last 12 months)
£141,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£175,239
45 sales
Price range
£103k – £421k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Aug 2026
LU2 7TW

At a glance

House prices£141k average56% below the Luton average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station21 min walkLuton station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

45 property sales on Birchen Grove, Luton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £141,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £161,258. Average sale prices fell from £156,749 in 2016 to £146,500 in 2026 (-7%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 56% below the Luton average of £317,955 over the same period. 12 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 12 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Birchen Grove compared

Birchen Grove£141,000
LU2 postcode area£342,761
Luton£317,955
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LU2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £156,749 (6 sales)2016£157k2017: £177,722 (9 sales)2017£178k2018: £174,000 (3 sales)2018£174k2019: £166,500 (2 sales)2019£167k2020: £148,000 (4 sales)2020£148k2021: £161,950 (5 sales)2021£162k2022: £239,800 (5 sales)2022£240k2023: £173,000 (4 sales)2023£173k2024: £186,250 (2 sales)2024£186k2025: £177,500 (3 sales)2025£178k2026: £146,500 (2 sales)2026£147k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat32£161,2587 Aug 2026
Semi-detached11£175,86311 Dec 2025
Detached2£395,50013 May 2022

Sold prices on Birchen Grove

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
22, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 7 Aug 2026£120,000 FlatLeasehold
167, Birchen Grove LU2 7TS 22 Jun 2026£126,500 FlatLeasehold
46, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 2 Apr 2026£173,000 FlatLeasehold
190, Birchen Grove LU2 7TP 10 Mar 2026£165,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
224, Birchen Grove LU2 7TP 11 Dec 2025£130,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
24, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 12 Sep 2025£182,500 FlatLeasehold
34, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 31 Jul 2025£220,000 FlatLeasehold
52, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 6 Dec 2024£175,000 FlatLeasehold
130, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 19 Jun 2024£197,500 FlatLeasehold
196, Birchen Grove LU2 7TP 4 Dec 2023£200,000 FlatLeasehold
218, Birchen Grove LU2 7TP 29 Aug 2023£132,000 FlatLeasehold
25, Birchen Grove LU2 7TJ 16 Aug 2023£175,000 FlatLeasehold
162, Birchen Grove LU2 7TP 28 Feb 2023£185,000 FlatLeasehold
46, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 28 Nov 2022£148,500 FlatLeasehold
50, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 19 Oct 2022£198,850 FlatLeasehold
198, Birchen Grove LU2 7TP 29 Sep 2022£150,000 FlatLeasehold
214, Birchen Grove LU2 7TP 1 Sep 2022£148,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
171, Birchen Grove LU2 7TS 19 Aug 2022£188,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
16, Birchen Grove LU2 7TJ 24 Jun 2022£292,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
226, Birchen Grove LU2 7TP 13 May 2022£421,000 DetachedFreehold
89, Birchen Grove LU2 7TL 24 Nov 2021£163,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
168, Birchen Grove LU2 7TP 12 Nov 2021£115,000 FlatLeasehold
66, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 5 Nov 2021£173,000 FlatLeasehold
64, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 30 Sep 2021£185,000 FlatLeasehold
75, Birchen Grove LU2 7TL 17 Sep 2021£180,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
59, Birchen Grove LU2 7TL 18 Jun 2021£160,000 FlatLeasehold
196, Birchen Grove LU2 7TP 4 Jun 2021£180,000 FlatLeasehold
52, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 2 Feb 2021£156,750 FlatLeasehold
167, Birchen Grove LU2 7TS 22 Dec 2020£125,000 FlatLeasehold
195, Birchen Grove LU2 7TS 11 Nov 2020£165,000 FlatLeasehold
57, Birchen Grove LU2 7TL 16 Sep 2020£144,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
34, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 15 Jul 2020£163,000 FlatLeasehold
36, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 20 Jan 2020£160,000 FlatLeasehold
64, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 16 Jul 2019£175,000 FlatLeasehold
36, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 5 Feb 2019£158,000 FlatLeasehold
197, Birchen Grove LU2 7TS 18 Dec 2018£170,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
197, Birchen Grove LU2 7TS 17 Nov 2018£170,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 12 Feb 2018£182,000 FlatLeasehold
38, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 21 Dec 2017£138,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
178, Birchen Grove LU2 7TP 13 Oct 2017£145,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
226, Birchen Grove LU2 7TP 15 Sep 2017£370,000 DetachedFreehold
53, Birchen Grove LU2 7TL 18 Aug 2017£150,000 FlatLeasehold
198, Birchen Grove LU2 7TP 15 Aug 2017£135,000 FlatLeasehold
130, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 16 Jun 2017£180,000 FlatLeasehold
75, Birchen Grove LU2 7TL 12 Jun 2017£179,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
200, Birchen Grove LU2 7TP 28 Feb 2017£155,000 FlatLeasehold
173, Birchen Grove LU2 7TS 2 Feb 2017£147,000 FlatLeasehold
64, Birchen Grove LU2 7TW 12 Aug 2016£180,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Birchen Grove LU2 7TJ 25 Jul 2016£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Birchen Grove LU2 7TJ 7 Jun 2016£144,995 Semi-detachedLeasehold
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Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
167, Birchen Grove £125,000 (Dec 2020) → £126,500 (Jun 2026) +1%
over 5 yrs
46, Birchen Grove £148,500 (Nov 2022) → £173,000 (Apr 2026) +16%
over 3 yrs
34, Birchen Grove £163,000 (Jul 2020) → £220,000 (Jul 2025) +35%
over 5 yrs
52, Birchen Grove £102,500 (Mar 2016) → £156,750 (Feb 2021) → £175,000 (Dec 2024) +71%
over 9 yrs
130, Birchen Grove £180,000 (Jun 2017) → £197,500 (Jun 2024) +10%
over 7 yrs
196, Birchen Grove £180,000 (Jun 2021) → £200,000 (Dec 2023) +11%
over 2 yrs
198, Birchen Grove £135,000 (Aug 2017) → £150,000 (Sep 2022) +11%
over 5 yrs
16, Birchen Grove £255,000 (Jul 2016) → £292,000 (Jun 2022) +15%
over 6 yrs
226, Birchen Grove £370,000 (Sep 2017) → £421,000 (May 2022) +14%
over 5 yrs
64, Birchen Grove £180,000 (Aug 2016) → £175,000 (Jul 2019) → £185,000 (Sep 2021) +3%
over 5 yrs
75, Birchen Grove £179,000 (Jun 2017) → £180,000 (Sep 2021) +1%
over 4 yrs
36, Birchen Grove £158,000 (Feb 2019) → £160,000 (Jan 2020) +1%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Birchen Grove

Crime

299 crimes were reported within about a mile of Birchen Grove in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences96
Anti-social behaviour90
Vehicle crime33
Drugs15
Criminal damage & arson14
Other theft13

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Birchen Grove is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Ivel in Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire Flood alert area
  • River Lee at Luton Flood warning area
  • River Lee at Luton, Harpenden and Wheathampstead Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Birchen Grove

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 342 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Stopsley High School 1,046 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Richmond Hill School 282 pupils Community special school 5–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Ramridge Primary School 472 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Lady Zia Wernher School 264 pupils Community special school 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Stopsley Community Primary School 479 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Matthew's Primary School 884 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Bushmead Primary & Nursery School 720 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Luton station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Luton Airport Parkway station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Leagrave station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk
  • Luton Airport DART Station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Sunningdale (opp) 1 min walk
  • Rose Wood Close (nr) 2 min walk
  • Birchen Grove (nr) 3 min walk
  • Wendover Way (opp) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Dr Ps Bath's Practice
    49 Ashcroft Road, Luton · 0.6 mi
  • Stopsley Village Practice
    26 Ashcroft Road, Luton · 0.6 mi
  • The Blenheim Medical Centre
    9 Blenheim Crescent, Luton · 1.0 mi
  • Malzeard Road Practice
    2A Malzeard Road, Luton · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 8 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned62.0%62.5%
Private rented33.6%20.3%
Social rented4.4%17.1%
Households815

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.8%64.1%
Aged 65+15.1%18.6%
Residents1,913

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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