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Poplar Avenue, Luton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Poplar Avenue, Luton · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/luton-luton/poplar-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LU3 2BP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£320,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£302,056
18 sales
Price range
£233k – £400k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Dec 2025
LU3 2BP

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At a glance

House prices£302k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station30 min walkLeagrave station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 19 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

18 property sales on Poplar Avenue, Luton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £320,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £297,938. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 89% semi-detached, 11% detached. Recorded sale prices on Poplar Avenue range from £232,500 to £400,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Poplar Avenue compared

LU3 postcode area£334,622
Luton£318,456
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Poplar Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LU3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £320,000 (1 sales)2016£320k2017: £274,000 (2 sales)2017£274k2018: £268,333 (3 sales)2018£268k2019: £232,500 (1 sales)2019£233k2020: £296,167 (3 sales)2020£296k2022: £351,000 (2 sales)2022£351k2023: £315,000 (1 sales)2023£315k2024: £293,000 (2 sales)2024£293k2025: £346,667 (3 sales)2025£347k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£297,9385 Dec 2025
Detached2£335,00027 Jun 2022

Sold prices on Poplar Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
41, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 5 Dec 2025£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 16 Apr 2025£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 19 Feb 2025£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 5 Apr 2024£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 13 Mar 2024£286,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 13 Oct 2023£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 31 Mar 2023£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34A, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 27 Jun 2022£400,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 30 May 2022£302,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 14 Dec 2020£348,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 4 Dec 2020£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 10 Nov 2020£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 6 Jun 2019£232,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 23 Nov 2018£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 28 Sep 2018£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 23 Feb 2018£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 29 Jun 2017£278,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 28 Apr 2017£270,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Poplar Avenue LU3 2BP 21 Dec 2016£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
41, Poplar Avenue £302,000 (May 2022) → £320,000 (Dec 2025) +6%
over 4 yrs
17, Poplar Avenue £270,000 (Feb 2018) → £375,000 (Oct 2023) +39%
over 6 yrs
38, Poplar Avenue £235,000 (Nov 2018) → £275,000 (Nov 2020) +17%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Poplar Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Grasmere Nursery School 199 pupils Nursery 3–5 Good Report 0.2 mi
Warden Hill Junior School 418 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.2 mi
Warden Hill Infant Academy 277 pupils Primary 4–7 Requires improvement Report 0.2 mi
Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College 1,655 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.3 mi
Bramingham Primary School 401 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Icknield High School 1,452 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Icknield Primary School 612 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
The Meads Primary School 513 pupils Primary 4–11 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, shops and health

Train stations

  • Leagrave station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Luton station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk
  • Luton Airport Parkway station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Grasmere Road (adj) 2 min walk
  • Weybourne Drive (NE-bound, Weybourne Drive) 3 min walk
  • Weybourne Drive (SW-bound, Weybourne Drive) 3 min walk
  • Birdsfoot Lane (opp) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Barton Hills Medical Group
    The Surgery, Whitehorse Vale, Luton · 0.4 mi
  • Neville Road Surgery
    5 Neville Road, Luton · 1.0 mi
  • Gardenia Practice
    2A Gardenia Avenue, Luton · 1.4 mi
  • Woodland Avenue Practice
    30 Woodland Avenue, Luton · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Streatley Luton BP · 0.1 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Bramingham Business Park · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Luton Bramingham · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Luton · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Warden Hill Chemist · 0.2 mi
  • Featherfield Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Britannia Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Bramingham Dental Clinic · 0.4 mi
  • Marsh Farm Dental Practice · 1.0 mi
  • Mobile Service · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned75.3%62.5%
Private rented15.6%20.3%
Social rented9.0%17.1%
Households620

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6458.7%64.1%
Aged 65+23.4%18.6%
Residents1,611

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.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks100%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Luton with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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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Who lives around Poplar Avenue

Ethnic group

HereLuton
White61.9%45.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh23%37%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.2%10.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%4.3%
Other ethnic group2.5%3.5%

Religion

HereLuton
Christian51.1%37.9%
No religion21.3%17.6%
Muslim16.4%32.9%
Not answered5.3%6.1%
Hindu4.3%3.3%
Sikh1.1%1.3%
Other religion0.3%0.5%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%

Country of birth

HereLuton
Born in the UK74.5%61.6%
Born outside the UK25.5%38.4%

Highest qualification

HereLuton
Level 4 qualifications and above25.8%29.8%
No qualifications24.4%22.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.3%12.7%
Level 3 qualifications13.5%14.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%11.4%
Apprenticeship7%4.8%
Other qualifications3.2%4%

General health

HereLuton
Very good health45%48.7%
Good health33%34.6%
Fair health14.4%12%
Bad health4.4%3.6%
Very bad health3.2%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereLuton
1 car or van in household47.8%43%
2 cars or vans in household27.8%23.5%
No cars or vans in household15%25%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.4%8.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Luton.

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