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The Ridings, Luton

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Ridings, Luton · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/luton-luton/the-ridings/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LU3 1BY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£182,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£138,308
26 sales
Price range
£103k – £270k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Apr 2026
LU3 1BY

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At a glance

House prices£183k average43% below the Luton average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station18 min walkLuton station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold83% leaseholdAcross 40 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

26 property sales on The Ridings, Luton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £182,667. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £128,000. Average sale prices rose from £123,000 in 2016 to £210,000 in 2026 (+71%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 43% below the Luton average of £318,456 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 77% flat, 23% terraced. Recorded sale prices on The Ridings range from £102,500 to £270,000. 18% of homes sold here were freehold and 83% leasehold. Of 297 streets in Luton with at least two sales in the last year, The Ridings ranks 284th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on The Ridings compared

The Ridings£182,667
LU3 postcode area£334,622
Luton£318,456
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LU3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £123,000 (5 sales)2016£123k2017: £139,625 (4 sales)2017£140k2018: £112,500 (2 sales)2018£113k2019: £140,667 (6 sales)2019£141k2020: £102,500 (1 sales)2020£103k2022: £140,000 (1 sales)2022£140k2023: £132,500 (2 sales)2023£133k2024: £133,000 (1 sales)2024£133k2025: £146,500 (2 sales)2025£147k2026: £210,000 (2 sales)2026£210k

Tenure: 18% freehold and 83% leasehold across 40 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat20£128,00014 Feb 2025
Terraced6£172,66724 Apr 2026

Sold prices on The Ridings

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16, The Ridings LU3 1BY 24 Jul 2026£130,000 FlatLeasehold
7, The Ridings LU3 1BY 24 Apr 2026£270,000 TerracedFreehold
12, The Ridings LU3 1BY 19 Jan 2026£150,000 TerracedFreehold
10, The Ridings LU3 1BY 21 Nov 2025£128,000 TerracedFreehold
67, The Ridings LU3 1BY 14 Feb 2025£165,000 FlatLeasehold
57, The Ridings LU3 1BY 25 Oct 2024£160,000 OtherLeasehold
63, The Ridings LU3 1BY 17 Apr 2024£120,000 FlatLeasehold
28, The Ridings LU3 1BY 22 Mar 2024£133,000 FlatLeasehold
56, The Ridings LU3 1BY 8 Feb 2024£92,500 FlatLeasehold
6, The Ridings LU3 1BY 16 Oct 2023£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, The Ridings LU3 1BY 30 Jun 2023£135,000 FlatLeasehold
25, The Ridings LU3 1BY 29 Jun 2023£130,000 FlatLeasehold
60, The Ridings LU3 1BY 12 Apr 2023£125,000 FlatLeasehold
60, The Ridings LU3 1BY 12 Apr 2023£122,000 FlatLeasehold
31, The Ridings LU3 1BY 20 Jun 2022£140,000 FlatLeasehold
80, The Ridings LU3 1BY 30 Nov 2020£102,500 FlatLeasehold
63, The Ridings LU3 1BY 13 Nov 2020£75,000 FlatLeasehold
77, The Ridings LU3 1BY 15 Jan 2020£91,000 FlatLeasehold
71, The Ridings LU3 1BY 13 Dec 2019£155,000 TerracedLeasehold
75, The Ridings LU3 1BY 5 Sep 2019£124,000 FlatLeasehold
32, The Ridings LU3 1BY 30 Aug 2019£128,000 FlatLeasehold
59, The Ridings LU3 1BY 9 Jul 2019£115,000 FlatLeasehold
3, The Ridings LU3 1BY 6 Jun 2019£188,000 TerracedFreehold
61, The Ridings LU3 1BY 3 Jun 2019£134,000 FlatLeasehold
34, The Ridings LU3 1BY 2 Nov 2018£110,000 FlatLeasehold
28, The Ridings LU3 1BY 17 Aug 2018£128,000 FlatLeasehold
78, The Ridings LU3 1BY 17 Aug 2018£115,000 FlatLeasehold
19, The Ridings LU3 1BY 8 Feb 2018£170,000 TerracedFreehold
34, The Ridings LU3 1BY 13 Oct 2017£75,000 FlatLeasehold
60, The Ridings LU3 1BY 4 Aug 2017£157,000 FlatLeasehold
58, The Ridings LU3 1BY 7 Jul 2017£142,000 OtherLeasehold
15, The Ridings LU3 1BY 28 Apr 2017£135,000 FlatLeasehold
81, The Ridings LU3 1BY 31 Mar 2017£121,500 FlatLeasehold
27, The Ridings LU3 1BY 20 Jan 2017£145,000 FlatLeasehold
24, The Ridings LU3 1BY 3 Oct 2016£101,000 FlatLeasehold
64, The Ridings LU3 1BY 24 May 2016£117,500 FlatLeasehold
32, The Ridings LU3 1BY 20 May 2016£110,000 FlatLeasehold
26, The Ridings LU3 1BY 8 Apr 2016£127,500 FlatLeasehold
3, The Ridings LU3 1BY 31 Mar 2016£145,000 TerracedFreehold
30, The Ridings LU3 1BY 1 Feb 2016£115,000 FlatLeasehold

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
63, The Ridings £75,000 (Nov 2020) → £120,000 (Apr 2024) +60%
over 3 yrs
28, The Ridings £128,000 (Aug 2018) → £133,000 (Mar 2024) +4%
over 6 yrs
81, The Ridings £121,500 (Mar 2017) → £135,000 (Jun 2023) +11%
over 6 yrs
60, The Ridings £157,000 (Aug 2017) → £122,000 (Apr 2023) -22%
over 6 yrs
32, The Ridings £110,000 (May 2016) → £128,000 (Aug 2019) +16%
over 3 yrs
3, The Ridings £145,000 (Mar 2016) → £188,000 (Jun 2019) +30%
over 3 yrs
34, The Ridings £75,000 (Oct 2017) → £110,000 (Nov 2018) +47%
over 1 yr

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Schools near The Ridings

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Mehria Primary School 110 pupils Other independent school 5–11 Report 0.2 mi
Beech Hill Community Primary School 888 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Active Support Education Centre 68 pupils Other independent special school 11–16 Report 0.3 mi
Denbigh Primary School 610 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Denbigh High School 1,130 pupils Secondary 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School) 139 pupils Other independent school 9–19 Report 0.4 mi
Maidenhall Primary School 628 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
River Bank Primary School 793 pupils Primary 4–11 Good 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, shops and health

Train stations

  • Luton station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Leagrave station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk
  • Luton Airport Parkway station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Selbourne Road (opp) 2 min walk
  • Saxon Road (nr) 2 min walk
  • Selbourne Road (adj) 2 min walk
  • Dorrington Close (nr) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Blenheim Medical Centre
    9 Blenheim Crescent, Luton · 0.3 mi
  • Malzeard Road Practice
    2A Malzeard Road, Luton · 0.3 mi
  • Bell House Medical Centre
    163 Dunstable Road, Luton · 0.4 mi
  • Conway Medical Centre
    385 Dunstable Road, Luton · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Biscot Road · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Luton Dunstable Rd Express · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Viva Express Petrol · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Bury Park Luton · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rank Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Right Meds Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Westbourne Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

  • Beech Hill Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Dunstable Road (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
  • Liverpool Road Health Centre · 0.6 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 1 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services1 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned29.8%62.5%
Private rented53.5%20.3%
Social rented15.6%17.1%
Households486

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1528.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.2%64.1%
Aged 65+5.4%18.6%
Residents1,640

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 The Ridings

Ethnic group

HereLuton
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh65.8%37%
White16.7%45.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.3%10.1%
Other ethnic group4.3%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%4.3%

Religion

HereLuton
Muslim62.9%32.9%
Christian18.6%37.9%
Not answered9%6.1%
No religion6%17.6%
Sikh1.6%1.3%
Hindu1.4%3.3%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Other religion0.1%0.5%

Country of birth

HereLuton
Born in the UK43.2%61.6%
Born outside the UK56.8%38.4%

Highest qualification

HereLuton
No qualifications32.6%22.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above26.5%29.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.9%11.4%
Level 2 qualifications11.1%12.7%
Level 3 qualifications9.2%14.4%
Other qualifications4%4%
Apprenticeship2.7%4.8%

General health

HereLuton
Very good health45.8%48.7%
Good health37.4%34.6%
Fair health12.4%12%
Bad health3.5%3.6%
Very bad health0.9%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereLuton
No cars or vans in household43.1%25%
1 car or van in household38.6%43%
2 cars or vans in household15.3%23.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%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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