Downs Road, Luton

House prices, sold prices and local information for LU1 1XW, LU1 1QR, LU1 1XN.

Average price (last 12 months)
£104,833
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£137,196
67 sales
Price range
£55k – £360k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Mar 2026
LU1 1QR

At a glance

House prices£105k average67% below the Luton average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station13 min walkLuton station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80%

67 property sales on Downs Road, Luton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £104,833. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £120,332. Average sale prices fell from £109,556 in 2016 to £96,250 in 2026 (-12%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 67% below the Luton average of £317,955 over the same period. 19 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 15 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Downs Road compared

Downs Road£104,833
LU1 postcode area£308,225
Luton£317,955
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LU1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £109,556 (9 sales)2016£110k2017: £129,875 (8 sales)2017£130k2018: £123,000 (6 sales)2018£123k2019: £137,600 (5 sales)2019£138k2020: £132,042 (12 sales)2020£132k2021: £113,000 (2 sales)2021£113k2022: £166,091 (11 sales)2022£166k2023: £171,417 (6 sales)2023£171k2024: £109,000 (2 sales)2024£109k2025: £166,150 (4 sales)2025£166k2026: £96,250 (2 sales)2026£96k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat59£120,33225 Mar 2026
Terraced7£260,35716 Feb 2023
Semi-detached1£270,00030 May 2025

Sold prices on Downs Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, Downs Road LU1 1QR 15 May 2026£345,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 10, 4, Downs Road LU1 1QR 25 Mar 2026£76,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Hilltop Court, Downs Road LU1 1QE 12 Feb 2026£70,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XW 5 Jan 2026£116,500 FlatLeasehold
1, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XW 25 Nov 2025£122,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, 4, Downs Road LU1 1QR 8 Oct 2025£100,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XW 17 Sep 2025£90,000 FlatLeasehold
30, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XW 23 Jul 2025£76,000 FlatLeasehold
32A, Downs Road LU1 1QR 13 Jun 2025£205,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Downs Road LU1 1QR 30 May 2025£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 11, Great Downs, 2B, Downs Road LU1 1QD 16 May 2025£144,600 FlatLeasehold
38, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XW 6 Mar 2025£140,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Downs Road LU1 1QP 3 Feb 2025£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 80, Hilltop Court, Downs Road LU1 1QF 13 Jan 2025£128,000 FlatLeasehold
68, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XN 9 Aug 2024£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Garden Flat, 11, Downs Road LU1 1QP 23 May 2024£210,000 OtherLeasehold
69, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XN 28 Mar 2024£88,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Downs Road LU1 1QP 22 Jan 2024£490,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat D, 2, Downs Road LU1 1QR 30 Oct 2023£153,000 FlatLeasehold
2A, Downs Road LU1 1QR 13 Oct 2023£180,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 45, Hilltop Court, Downs Road LU1 1QF 12 Oct 2023£190,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XW 12 Oct 2023£109,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XW 24 Aug 2023£70,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XW 21 Jul 2023£112,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Downs Road LU1 1QR 16 Feb 2023£337,500 TerracedFreehold
68, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XN 14 Feb 2023£99,000 FlatLeasehold
1, Idenbury Court, Downs Road LU1 1QW 13 Feb 2023£127,000 FlatLeasehold
60, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XN 30 Nov 2022£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Great Downs, 2B, Downs Road LU1 1QD 7 Oct 2022£138,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Downs Road LU1 1QR 30 Sep 2022£360,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XN 22 Sep 2022£135,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
21, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XW 30 Aug 2022£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Great Downs, 2B, Downs Road LU1 1QD 15 Aug 2022£105,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XW 2 Aug 2022£116,000 FlatLeasehold
40, Downs Road LU1 1QR 28 Jul 2022£270,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat E, 2, Downs Road LU1 1QR 16 Jun 2022£175,000 FlatLeasehold
58, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XN 16 Jun 2022£123,000 FlatLeasehold
61, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XN 25 Apr 2022£125,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Idenbury Court, Downs Road LU1 1QW 5 Apr 2022£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Great Downs, 2B, Downs Road LU1 1QD 1 Apr 2022£146,000 FlatLeasehold
65, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XN 14 Mar 2022£130,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Startpoint, Downs Road LU1 1XW 10 Jan 2022£125,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat B, 2, Downs Road LU1 1QR 13 Aug 2021£115,000 FlatLeasehold
21, Downs Road LU1 1QP 6 Jan 2021£420,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Idenbury Court, Downs Road LU1 1QW 5 Jan 2021£111,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 71, Hilltop Court, Downs Road LU1 1QF 21 Dec 2020£151,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Beacon Lodge, 8, Downs Road LU1 1QR 16 Dec 2020£120,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Downs Road LU1 1QR 4 Dec 2020£338,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Downs Road LU1 1QR 20 Nov 2020£181,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Downs Court, Downs Road LU1 1QN 18 Nov 2020£155,000 FlatLeasehold
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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
6, Startpoint, Downs Road £116,000 (Aug 2022) → £116,500 (Jan 2026) +0%
over 3 yrs
1, Startpoint, Downs Road £100,000 (Jun 2017) → £112,000 (Jul 2023) → £122,000 (Nov 2025) +22%
over 8 yrs
30, Startpoint, Downs Road £76,000 (Jul 2025) → £90,000 (Sep 2025) +18%
over under a year
21, Downs Road £321,000 (Mar 2016) → £420,000 (Jan 2021) → £475,000 (Feb 2025) +48%
over 9 yrs
68, Startpoint, Downs Road £99,000 (Feb 2023) → £130,000 (Aug 2024) +31%
over 1 yr
24, Startpoint, Downs Road £70,000 (Aug 2023) → £109,000 (Oct 2023) +56%
over under a year
21, Startpoint, Downs Road £125,000 (Jan 2022) → £130,000 (Aug 2022) +4%
over under a year
Flat 10, Great Downs, 2B, Downs Road £76,000 (Jan 2016) → £105,000 (Aug 2022) +38%
over 7 yrs
58, Startpoint, Downs Road £125,000 (Apr 2019) → £123,000 (Jun 2022) -2%
over 3 yrs
61, Startpoint, Downs Road £92,000 (Aug 2018) → £125,000 (Apr 2022) +36%
over 4 yrs
4, Idenbury Court, Downs Road £119,000 (Feb 2017) → £130,000 (Apr 2022) +9%
over 5 yrs
Flat B, 2, Downs Road £94,000 (Nov 2016) → £115,000 (Aug 2021) +22%
over 5 yrs
Flat 71, Hilltop Court, Downs Road £160,000 (Dec 2017) → £151,500 (Dec 2020) -5%
over 3 yrs
Flat 1, Beacon Lodge, 8, Downs Road £103,000 (Feb 2019) → £120,000 (Dec 2020) +17%
over 2 yrs
19, Startpoint, Downs Road £85,000 (Apr 2016) → £114,250 (Nov 2020) +34%
over 5 yrs
15, Startpoint, Downs Road £120,000 (May 2018) → £105,000 (Sep 2020) -13%
over 2 yrs
33, Startpoint, Downs Road £82,000 (Jan 2020) → £107,000 (Jun 2020) +30%
over under a year
Flat 47, Hilltop Court, Downs Road £130,000 (Apr 2019) → £150,000 (Mar 2020) +15%
over under a year
50, Startpoint, Downs Road £75,000 (Jan 2016) → £82,000 (Jan 2020) +9%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Downs Road

Flood risk

Downs Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • 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 Downs Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Rothesay Nursery School 127 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.2 mi
Dallow Primary School 605 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) 139 pupils Other independent school 9–19 Report 0.4 mi
Hillborough Junior School 358 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School 296 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.4 mi
Farley Junior Academy 334 pupils Primary 7–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Chapel Street Nursery School 130 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.4 mi
Whipperley Infant Academy 241 pupils Primary 4–7 Report 0.5 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 stations

  • Luton station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Luton Airport Parkway station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • Leagrave station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Brantwood Road (opp) 1 min walk
  • Brantwood Road (adj) 1 min walk
  • Dallow Primary School (o/s) 3 min walk
  • Dallow Primary School (opp) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bute House Medical Centre
    Grove Road, Luton · 0.2 mi
  • Lea Vale Medical Practice
    9 Mersey Place, Liverpool Road, Luton · 0.3 mi
  • Bell House Medical Centre
    163 Dunstable Road, Luton · 0.4 mi
  • The Medici Medical Practice
    3 Windsor Street, Luton · 0.5 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 2 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 3 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned13.1%62.5%
Private rented69.6%20.3%
Social rented17.1%17.1%
Households1,054

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6480.4%64.1%
Aged 65+2.7%18.6%
Residents2,678

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%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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