Leafield Luton

44 addresses across 2 postcodes (LU3), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 24000749.

82 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £192,500 across 1 sale. 35 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 18, D: 13, E: 2). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Luton costs £2,440 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. 96 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.

Sales on this street

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales registered up to 28 August 2026, loaded 28 October 2026. Sales reach the register two weeks to two months after completion, so the last two months are incomplete. Matched by postcode and street name.

Sales by year (standard sales only; repossessions and buy-to-let transfers excluded)
YearSalesMedian priceLowestHighest
20241£192,500£192,500£192,500
20233£232,500£160,000£306,500
20223£265,000£145,000£285,000
20181£165,000£165,000£165,000
20171£205,000£205,000£205,000
20143£92,000£91,000£105,500
20131£105,500£105,500£105,500
20121£112,000£112,000£112,000
20111£104,000£104,000£104,000
20102£116,250£75,000£157,500
20093£91,500£82,500£101,000
20081£103,000£103,000£103,000
Most recent sales (82)
DateAddressTypePriceNotes
4 Oct 20247, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£192,500Leasehold.
20 Dec 202334 LU3 2SBTerraced£232,500
31 Oct 202325 LU3 2SBSemi-detached£306,500
6 Oct 202323, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£135,000Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer).
25 Aug 202334 LU3 2SBTerraced£202,400Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer).
24 Feb 202319, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£160,000Leasehold.
23 Sep 202236 LU3 2SBTerraced£285,000
16 Sep 202217, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£145,000Leasehold.
4 Jan 202238 LU3 2SBTerraced£265,000
15 Sep 20205, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£110,000Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer).
12 Oct 20186, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£165,000Leasehold.
29 Mar 201816, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBTerraced£154,000Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer).
26 May 201733 LU3 2SBTerraced£205,000
17 Oct 201410, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£125,000Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer).
17 Oct 201413, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£105,500Leasehold.
26 Aug 201422, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£91,000Leasehold.
12 Jun 20141, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£92,000Leasehold.
16 Dec 20136, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£105,500Leasehold.
6 Dec 201328 LU3 2SBTerraced£130,000Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer).
11 Sep 20127, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£112,000Leasehold.
25 Nov 20114, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£104,000Leasehold.
3 Sep 201017, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£75,000Leasehold.
5 Jul 201024 LU3 2SBDetached£157,500
22 Dec 20096, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£101,000Leasehold.
25 Sep 200916, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBTerraced£91,500Leasehold.
18 Feb 20094, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£82,500Leasehold.
5 Sep 200815, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£103,000Leasehold.
13 Jul 200730 LU3 2SBSemi-detached£170,000
10 May 200713, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£105,000Leasehold.
6 Oct 200611, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£104,995Leasehold.
8 Feb 200622, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£91,500Leasehold.
25 Nov 200512, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£103,000Leasehold.
30 Sep 20054, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBTerraced£109,995Leasehold.
14 Jan 200525 LU3 2SBSemi-detached£149,000
29 Apr 20043, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£98,000Leasehold.
21 Apr 200418, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£84,995Leasehold.
31 Oct 200312, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£79,995Leasehold.
11 Sep 200316, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBTerraced£81,500Leasehold.
7 Jul 200326 LU3 2SBSemi-detached£124,000
19 Dec 200223, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£75,995Leasehold.
25 Nov 200228 LU3 2SBTerraced£94,000
4 Nov 20022, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£74,995Leasehold.
6 Sep 200230 LU3 2SBSemi-detached£122,000
31 May 200235 LU3 2SBSemi-detached£84,000
30 May 200226 LU3 2SBSemi-detached£82,500
19 Dec 200129 LU3 2SBTerraced£78,000
29 Sep 200121, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£48,500Leasehold.
10 Aug 200112, WORCESTER HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£54,950Leasehold.
7 Nov 20007, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£74,995New build. Leasehold.
13 Oct 20001, SOMERSET HOUSE LU3 2SBFlat or maisonette£45,000Leasehold.

Energy performance certificates

Source: Energy Performance of Buildings Register (MHCLG), register as at 13 October 2026. Latest certificate per address; certificates last ten years, so the oldest here dates from December 2009 and some homes have none. Address data © Ordnance Survey and Royal Mail, shown for understanding the energy efficiency of buildings only.

35 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 51 m². Most common: Flat (22); House, semi-detached (5); House, mid-terrace (5). Built: 1991-1995 (15); 1967-1975 (10); 1983-1990 (6). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (14); owner-occupied (11).

Council tax

What each band costs in Luton in 2026-27: Band D £2,440 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.

ABCDEFGH
£1,627£1,898£2,169£2,440£2,982£3,524£4,067£4,880

Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (52% of about 960 homes).

Sources: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, homes at 31 March 2026 (counts rounded to the nearest 10; some small counts withheld), for the neighbourhood (census area of about 700 homes) around it, not just this street; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, council tax levels 2026-27. Bands are charged as fixed shares of Band D; the actual bill depends on the parish and on discounts such as the single-person discount. Check a home's own band with the official council tax band checker.

Planning and heritage

  • Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
  • Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
  • Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
  • Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
  • Green belt: no.

Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), compiled from councils and, for listed buildings, Historic England's National Heritage List. Conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation areas and the green belt are checked at each postcode's centre. Listed buildings and protected trees are counted on or by this street. Councils publish Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers to different standards, and some not yet. Planning applications are not here: there is no national open record of them yet.

Roadworks

No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.

Source: Department for Transport, Street Manager open data, permits and works up to 30 September 2026. It is published once a month, so works arranged or started since then are not shown, and dates are the ones planned unless the works have started or finished. Emergency works are often permitted after they begin.

Flood risk

No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.

Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.

High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.

Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.

Sources: Environment Agency Flood risk: postcode search tool data (loaded 29 October 2026), Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea: postcodes in areas at risk (loaded 29 October 2026) and Flood Map for Planning (loaded 28 October 2026). Flood zones are checked at each postcode's centre point. These are models of areas, which their publishers say are not suitable for showing whether an individual property is at risk, and they do not cover flooding from sewers or drains. Check an address on the official long-term flood risk service.

Broadband

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026. Percentages are of premises in each postcode that can get the service, not take-up or speed achieved.

Availability by postcode (% of premises)
PostcodeSuperfast (30 Mbit/s+)Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+)GigabitBelow 10 Mbit/s
LU3 2NJ100%100%100%0%
LU3 2SB100%100%100%0%

Nearest schools

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), 31 October 2026; Ofsted monthly management information as at September 2026. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the street to the school; catchments and admissions are not shown. Since November 2025 Ofsted gives report-card grades by area, not one overall grade; older grades stand until a school is re-inspected.

SchoolPhaseAgesDistanceInspection
Norton Road Primary SchoolPrimary5–11180 m Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Roman CatholicPrimary5–11360 m No published inspection
Beechwood Primary SchoolPrimary3–11560 m Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework)
Maidenhall Primary SchoolPrimary4–111.2 km Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met
Denbigh Primary SchoolPrimary4–111.2 km No published inspection
The Meads Primary SchoolPrimary4–111.2 km No published inspection
Downside Primary SchoolPrimary4–111.2 km No published inspection
Icknield Primary SchoolPrimary4–111.3 km No published inspection
Challney High School for GirlsSecondary11–161.3 km Outstanding (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework)
William Austin Junior SchoolPrimary7–111.3 km No published inspection
William Austin Infant SchoolPrimary5–71.4 km No published inspection
Challney High School for BoysSecondary11–161.4 km Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework)

Food hygiene ratings nearby

Source: Food Standards Agency, Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, extract of 31 October 2026. Each rating is shown with the date it was given; a business may have been re-inspected since the extract. Within 500 m of the middle of the street.

BusinessTypeDistanceRatingRated
Bossman and Lala LU3 2NJRetailers - other50 m4 Good4 Mar 2025
Gill Mini Market LU3 2NJRetailers - other50 m3 Generally satisfactory28 Aug 2024
Milliner House Care Home - HC-One LU3 2QFHospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises50 mAwaiting inspection
Marsh Road Pharmacy LU3 2NJRetailers - other70 mExempt
East is West LU3 2NHRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen100 mAwaiting inspection
Acorn Day Nursery LU3 2QTHospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises190 m3 Generally satisfactory1 Jul 2026
abm catering @ KS1 - St Josephs Catholic Primary School LU3 2NSSchool/college/university200 m5 Very good2 Oct 2025
Playtarium at St Josephs Catholic Primary School LU3 2NSSchool/college/university200 m5 Very good24 Sep 2026
abm catering @ KS2 - St Josephs Catholic Primary School LU3 2NSSchool/college/university200 m5 Very good2 Oct 2025
Norton Road Primary School LU3 2NXSchool/college/university210 m5 Very good26 Jun 2025
Iceland Foods Ltd LU3 2QGRetailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets270 m5 Very good10 Sep 2026
Happy Friend Fish Bar LU3 2NLTakeaway/sandwich shop270 m5 Very good28 May 2025
Royal British Legion Club - Leagrave & Limbury LU3 2NLPub/bar/nightclub280 m5 Very good17 Sep 2026
A & V Food and Wine LU4 9BSRetailers - other310 m4 Good6 Dec 2024
Sunnyside Nursery Luton Ltd. LU3 2QGHospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises310 m5 Very good30 Apr 2026

Crime within 250 m

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, September 2025 to August 2026. Police forces move every crime to the nearest of about 760,000 anonymised map points before publishing, so these are crimes near this street, not on it, and a busy point can collect crimes from a wider area. Counts are of records, not convictions.

96 recorded crimes by category
CategoryCrimes
Violence and sexual offences45
Other theft11
Vehicle crime10
Other crime5
Anti-social behaviour5
Criminal damage and arson5
Public order5
Burglary4
Drugs4
Robbery1
Shoplifting1

Most of these are attached to: On or near Banbury Close (28); On or near Cuffley Close (28); On or near Thorneycroft Close (14); On or near Leafield (10); On or near Bodmin Road (6).

What has changed

  • Food hygiene ratings Papa Johns Pizza (restaurant/cafe/canteen, LU3 2RW) now 4 Good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 24 September 2026) found 30 October 2026

Everything that has changed on and near this street

Postcodes on this street

Source: ONS Postcode Directory August 2026, ONS UPRN Directory September 2026, OS Open Linked Identifiers September 2026. A postcode can cover more than one street; the share shows how many of its addresses are on this one.

  • LU3 2SB: 43 addresses of 44 in the postcode
  • LU3 2NJ: 1 address of 54 in the postcode

Nearby streets

Thorneycroft Close · Cuffley Close · Bodmin Road · Gardenia Avenue · Canterbury Close · Banbury Close · Varna Close · Norton Road · Icknield Road · Stanmore Crescent · Memorial Road · Quilter Close

All the streets in LU3 and across Luton.

What this page cannot tell you

  • Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
  • What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
  • How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
  • Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
  • Anything about planning applications, roadworks, noise, air quality or council tax yet.

How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.