Living in Luton, Bedfordshire
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Homes in Luton cost 8.53 times median annual earnings for people working there (2025).
- Across England: 7.63 times (2025)
- Luton a year earlier: 7.93 times (2024)
What this measures: the median price paid for homes in Luton over the 12 months to September 2025, divided by the median gross annual pay of full-time employees who work in Luton, wherever they live. That is what "workplace-based" means - it is about jobs in the area, not the earnings of people who live there. Earnings come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (April 2025). A higher ratio means homes are less affordable for people working locally. The latest year uses provisional earnings, which ONS revises the following year. This is a council-area figure, not a valuation of any home.
Source: Office for National Statistics, House price to workplace-based earnings ratio, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last reviewed 20 October 2026.
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Recent sold prices near Luton (postcode sector LU1 5)
| Address | Price | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17, LEYHILL DRIVE | £375,000 | Semi-detached | Sep 2026 |
| 17, THE GROVE | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Sep 2026 |
| 50A, RUSSELL RISE | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Aug 2026 |
| 127, WILSDEN AVENUE | £289,950 | Terraced | Aug 2026 |
| 4, HOMESTEAD WAY | £382,000 | Semi-detached | Aug 2026 |
| 7, BARNARD ROAD | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Aug 2026 |
| 16, THE GROVE | £340,000 | Semi-detached | Jul 2026 |
| 52, ST SAVIOURS CRESCENT | £257,500 | Terraced | Jun 2026 |
| 14, HILLARY CRESCENT | £375,000 | Semi-detached | Jun 2026 |
| 13, DUNSMORE ROAD | £315,000 | Semi-detached | May 2026 |
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