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LU1 2TR

In Luton · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
High
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
1,229
Incidents, 12 months
Median price
£215,000
HM Land Registry sold prices
Plain-English summary

Recorded crime in the immediate neighbourhood is up 9.3% on a year ago, reaching 1,229 incidents, and violence and sexual offences remain the most common category, as they were three years ago. The median sale price in this postcode sector is £215,000, based on only a handful of recent sales, so it may not be representative. Flood risk is rated High.

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Crime in context

Recorded crime in the immediate neighbourhood stands at 1,229 incidents, up 9.3% on a year ago. Violence and sexual offences remain the most common recorded category, and that is unchanged from three years ago. The figures point to a higher level of recorded crime than a year ago, with the same broad crime type still at the top of the list.

House prices in depth

The median sale price for this postcode sector is £215,000. That figure is based on only a handful of recent sales, so it should be treated as indicative rather than representative of the wider market. Within the sector, flats have a median of £130,000 from 9 sales, terraced homes £300,000 from 3 sales, and semi-detached homes £275,000 from 1 sale. The sector median sits below the wider district median of £300,000 and the national median of £284,238.

Flood risk

The flood band is High.

Written from official dataUpdated 2026-07

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: High. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
High
Surface water
None identified
Near a flood-risk boundary: area-level only; properties within this postcode may vary in their actual risk.
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-07Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in the nearby postcode sector (a small cluster of streets), last 24 months.

Jan 20May 26

Range £1,000 – £14,020,000

Based on a small number of transactions in this sector, including one-off very large sales that dominate some months — the spikes here are individual sales, not the general market. Treat the shape of this line with caution.

Median sale price
£215,000
Sales
26

By property type

Median sold price by type across LU1 2, last 24 months.

  • Flat£130,000(9 sales)
  • Terraced£300,000(3 sales)
  • Semi-detached£275,000(1 sale)

Types shown greyed have too few recent sales for a reliable median — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.

Sector median £215,000 vs the wider district £300,000 · national £284,238.

Recorded crime

Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.

Incidents
1,229
Most common type
Violence and sexual offences
Police.uk release · 2026-07

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

August 2026saved snapshot
Saved median moved from £210,000 to £215,000 · Crime: 1,229 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot · Flood band: High
July 2026saved snapshot
Median price recorded at £210,000 · Crime: 1,243 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot · Flood band: High
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £215,000 · Crime: 1,229 incidents in the 12 months to June 2026
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £215,000 · Crime: 1,243 incidents in the 12 months to May 2026
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £220,000 · Crime: 1,256 incidents in the 12 months to April 2026
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £215,000 · Crime: 1,244 incidents in the 12 months to March 2026
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £215,000 · Crime: 1,209 incidents in the 12 months to February 2026
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £235,000 · Crime: 1,205 incidents in the 12 months to January 2026
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 1,178 incidents in the 12 months to December 2025
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 1,162 incidents in the 12 months to November 2025
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £220,000 · Crime: 1,153 incidents in the 12 months to October 2025
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £215,000 · Crime: 1,134 incidents in the 12 months to September 2025
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £235,000 · Crime: 1,115 incidents in the 12 months to August 2025
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £235,000 · Crime: 1,130 incidents in the 12 months to July 2025
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £250,000 · Crime: 1,124 incidents in the 12 months to June 2025
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £275,000 · Crime: 1,115 incidents in the 12 months to May 2025
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £300,000 · Crime: 1,127 incidents in the 12 months to April 2025
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £325,500 · Crime: 1,127 incidents in the 12 months to March 2025
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £280,000 · Crime: 1,161 incidents in the 12 months to February 2025
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £217,500 · Crime: 1,168 incidents in the 12 months to January 2025
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £190,000 · Crime: 1,214 incidents in the 12 months to December 2024
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £200,000 · Crime: 1,221 incidents in the 12 months to November 2024
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £202,500 · Crime: 1,239 incidents in the 12 months to October 2024
September 2024reconstructed
Sector median £205,000 · Crime: 1,254 incidents in the 12 months to September 2024

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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