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Watermead Road, Luton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Watermead Road, Luton · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/luton-luton/watermead-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LU3 2TB, LU3 2TD, LU3 2TF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£341,250
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£303,470
33 sales
Price range
£150k – £445k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Aug 2026
LU3 2TB

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At a glance

House prices£341k average7% above the Luton average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station12 min walkLeagrave station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold97% freeholdAcross 34 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

33 property sales on Watermead Road, Luton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £341,250. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £298,018. That is 7% above the Luton average of £318,456 over the same period. 4 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 85% semi-detached, 9% terraced, 6% detached. Recorded sale prices on Watermead Road range from £150,000 to £445,000. 97% of homes sold here were freehold and 3% leasehold. Of 297 streets in Luton with at least two sales in the last year, Watermead Road ranks 122nd for average price.

House prices on Watermead Road compared

Watermead Road£341,250
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: £258,000 (5 sales)2016£258k2017: £295,000 (2 sales)2017£295k2018: £285,000 (4 sales)2018£285k2019: £265,000 (3 sales)2019£265k2020: £246,100 (5 sales)2020£246k2021: £362,500 (4 sales)2021£363k2022: £390,000 (1 sales)2022£390k2024: £349,000 (4 sales)2024£349k2025: £359,500 (4 sales)2025£360k2026: £295,000 (1 sales)2026£295k

Tenure: 97% freehold and 3% leasehold across 34 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached28£298,01828 Aug 2026
Terraced3£291,66725 Nov 2025
Detached2£397,50026 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Watermead Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Watermead Road LU3 2TB 28 Aug 2026£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Watermead Road LU3 2TB 16 Mar 2026£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Watermead Road LU3 2TD 12 Dec 2025£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Watermead Road LU3 2TE 28 Nov 2025£365,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
134, Watermead Road LU3 2TF 25 Nov 2025£335,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Watermead Road LU3 2TD 12 Mar 2025£368,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
146, Watermead Road LU3 2TF 26 Jul 2024£350,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Watermead Road LU3 2TB 31 May 2024£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Watermead Road LU3 2TD 29 May 2024£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Watermead Road LU3 2TB 22 Feb 2024£366,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
99, Watermead Road LU3 2TF 14 Dec 2022£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Watermead Road LU3 2TD 22 Dec 2021£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Watermead Road LU3 2TD 30 Jun 2021£445,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Watermead Road LU3 2TB 29 Jun 2021£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
95, Watermead Road LU3 2TF 12 Feb 2021£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Watermead Road LU3 2TB 25 Sep 2020£292,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
144, Watermead Road LU3 2TF 30 Jul 2020£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Watermead Road LU3 2TD 19 Jun 2020£258,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Watermead Road LU3 2TE 20 Mar 2020£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Watermead Road LU3 2TD 28 Feb 2020£150,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
18, Watermead Road LU3 2TD 6 Dec 2019£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
79, Watermead Road LU3 2TF 27 Aug 2019£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Watermead Road LU3 2TB 26 Jul 2019£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Watermead Road LU3 2TB 14 Dec 2018£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Watermead Road LU3 2TD 31 Aug 2018£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Watermead Road LU3 2TB 13 Jul 2018£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
130, Watermead Road LU3 2TF 12 Jan 2018£240,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Watermead Road LU3 2TB 26 Jun 2017£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Watermead Road LU3 2TD 3 Feb 2017£300,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Watermead Road LU3 2TB 23 Sep 2016£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Watermead Road LU3 2TB 29 Jul 2016£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
89, Watermead Road LU3 2TF 3 May 2016£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Watermead Road LU3 2TB 24 Mar 2016£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Watermead Road LU3 2TD 29 Jan 2016£215,000 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
21, Watermead Road £235,000 (Mar 2026) → £295,000 (Aug 2026) +26%
over under a year
15, Watermead Road £305,000 (Sep 2016) → £340,000 (May 2024) +11%
over 8 yrs
12, Watermead Road £200,000 (Aug 2018) → £258,000 (Jun 2020) +29%
over 2 yrs
18, Watermead Road £215,000 (Jan 2016) → £215,000 (Dec 2019) +0%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Watermead Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Meads Primary School 513 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Norton Road Primary School 347 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Icknield Primary School 612 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
Waulud Primary School 446 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Woodlands Secondary School 262 pupils Community special school 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
William Austin Junior School 498 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.7 mi
Icknield High School 1,452 pupils Secondary 11–16 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, shops and health

Train stations

  • Leagrave station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Luton station 2.2 mi · 45 min walk
  • Luton Airport Parkway station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Black Swan Lane (nr) 2 min walk
  • Black Swan Lane (opp) 3 min walk
  • Limbury Meads Shops (o/s, Calverton Road) 4 min walk
  • Swasedale Road (opp) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Neville Road Surgery
    5 Neville Road, Luton · 0.2 mi
  • Gardenia Practice
    2A Gardenia Avenue, Luton · 0.5 mi
  • Dr Whm Matta's Practice
    37A Linden Road, Luton · 0.7 mi
  • Barton Hills Medical Group
    The Surgery, Whitehorse Vale, Luton · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Limbury Mead Express · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Leagrave Luton · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Luton Leagrave · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Birdsfoot Lane · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Calverton Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Birdsfoot Lane Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Gardenia Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Marsh Road (dental Surgery) · 0.6 mi
  • Marsh Road Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Marsh Farm · 0.7 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.0%62.5%
Private rented15.0%20.3%
Social rented2.0%17.1%
Households593

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.1%64.1%
Aged 65+25.1%18.6%
Residents1,670

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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 Watermead Road

Ethnic group

HereLuton
White61.1%45.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh26.8%37%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.8%10.1%
Other ethnic group3.4%3.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%4.3%

Religion

HereLuton
Christian44.4%37.9%
Muslim22.3%32.9%
No religion19.2%17.6%
Not answered8.9%6.1%
Hindu2.8%3.3%
Sikh1.7%1.3%
Other religion0.4%0.5%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereLuton
Born in the UK73.1%61.6%
Born outside the UK26.9%38.4%

Highest qualification

HereLuton
No qualifications24.6%22.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above23.6%29.8%
Level 3 qualifications14.8%14.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%11.4%
Level 2 qualifications12.1%12.7%
Apprenticeship7.9%4.8%
Other qualifications4.3%4%

General health

HereLuton
Very good health41.3%48.7%
Good health40.3%34.6%
Fair health13.8%12%
Bad health3.5%3.6%
Very bad health1.1%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereLuton
1 car or van in household45.1%43%
2 cars or vans in household30.8%23.5%
No cars or vans in household13.5%25%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%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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