Morrell Close Luton
37 addresses across 1 postcode (LU3), about 220 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 24000875.
- Sales: 55 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £390,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 10, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Luton costs £2,440 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Leagrave, about 1.9 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 40 m away, and Great Bramingham Park (7.8 hectares) is about 590 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 122 to 124 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 37 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Barton Hills Medical Group, about 350 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 33 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £390,000 | £390,000 | £390,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £415,000 | £405,000 | £425,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £310,000 | £305,000 | £315,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £276,000 | £255,000 | £297,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £219,000 | £208,000 | £230,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £195,500 | £195,500 | £195,500 |
| 2010 | 2 | £208,500 | £185,000 | £232,000 |
| 2008 | 4 | £250,000 | £217,000 | £290,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2026 | 21 LU3 3XB | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2024 | 34 LU3 3XB | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2021 | 28 LU3 3XB | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 31 LU3 3XB | Detached | £405,000 | |
| 10 Jul 2020 | 32 LU3 3XB | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2018 | 29 LU3 3XB | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2017 | 20 LU3 3XB | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2017 | 22 LU3 3XB | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2016 | 17 LU3 3XB | Detached | £297,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2016 | 32 LU3 3XB | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2013 | 7 LU3 3XB | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 19 Oct 2012 | 16 LU3 3XB | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2012 | 3 LU3 3XB | Detached | £208,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2011 | 33 LU3 3XB | Semi-detached | £195,500 | |
| 19 May 2010 | 2 LU3 3XB | Detached | £232,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2010 | 13 LU3 3XB | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2008 | 7 LU3 3XB | Detached | £217,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2008 | 15 LU3 3XB | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2008 | 12 LU3 3XB | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2008 | 5 LU3 3XB | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2007 | 29 LU3 3XB | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 2 Apr 2007 | 10 LU3 3XB | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2007 | 31 LU3 3XB | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2006 | 34 LU3 3XB | Detached | £206,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2006 | 20 LU3 3XB | Detached | £203,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2005 | 26 LU3 3XB | Detached | £199,000 | |
| 6 Feb 2004 | 20 LU3 3XB | Detached | £188,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2003 | 4 LU3 3XB | Detached | £191,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2003 | 26 LU3 3XB | Detached | £196,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2002 | 15 LU3 3XB | Detached | £115,000 | |
| 21 Aug 2002 | 3 LU3 3XB | Detached | £157,500 | |
| 19 Apr 2002 | 35 LU3 3XB | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2002 | 30 LU3 3XB | Detached | £136,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2001 | 5 LU3 3XB | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2001 | 34 LU3 3XB | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2001 | 10 LU3 3XB | Detached | £75,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2001 | 29 LU3 3XB | Detached | £134,500 | |
| 8 Feb 2000 | 5 LU3 3XB | Detached | £113,000 | |
| 11 Dec 1999 | 6 LU3 3XB | Detached | £96,000 | |
| 10 Nov 1999 | 20 LU3 3XB | Detached | £103,000 | |
| 2 Sep 1999 | 31 LU3 3XB | Detached | £103,250 | |
| 7 May 1999 | 27 LU3 3XB | Detached | £88,500 | |
| 30 Apr 1999 | 34 LU3 3XB | Detached | £92,995 | |
| 23 Oct 1998 | 2 LU3 3XB | Detached | £89,995 | |
| 23 Oct 1998 | 13 LU3 3XB | Detached | £87,000 | |
| 27 Mar 1998 | 9 LU3 3XB | Detached | £84,995 | |
| 30 Jan 1998 | 28 LU3 3XB | Detached | £92,995 | |
| 25 Apr 1997 | 35 LU3 3XB | Detached | £93,500 | |
| 27 Feb 1997 | 5 LU3 3XB | Detached | £74,500 | |
| 19 Dec 1996 | 8 LU3 3XB | Detached | £87,500 |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, detached (19). Built: 1983-1990 (15); 1991-1995 (3); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (4).
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.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £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 C (37% of about 670 homes).
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
- Bramingham Service Station, Icknield Way, permissioned (450 m)
- Sherd Lodge, Sherd Close, permissioned (930 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 37 addresses are between 122 m and 124 m above sea level (123 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU3 3XB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leagrave 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Luton 3.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Luton Airport Parkway 4.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Speedwell Close Bramingham Park | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Luton Station Interchange Luton Town Centre | 4.2 km |
| Car parks | Parking available near Luton Airport | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 410 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 6.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barton Hills Medical Group | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Britannia Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bramingham Dental Clinic | 350 m |
| Hospital | Luton And Dunstable University Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Luton North Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Luton Cashzone | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,680 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Great Bramingham Park 7.8 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 760 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8.9 ha | 540 m |
| Allotments | Limbury Leisure Gardens 2.9 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dray's Ditches See also BEDFORDSHIRE 1, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km north. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dray's Ditches See also BEDFORDSHIRE 1 | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Neolithic enclosure known as Waulud's Bank | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Wardown Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Little Bramingham Wood | Wood | 290 m west |
| Valentine Pond | Lake or reservoir | 600 m north-west |
| Bramingham Wood | Wood | 700 m north-west |
| Great Bramingham Wood | Wood | 850 m north-west |
| Warden Hill | Hill | 1.8 km east |
| Smithcombe Valley | Valley | 4.3 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 37 |
5 of the street's 37 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramingham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 570 m | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Grasmere Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 570 m | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Warden Hill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 800 m | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Warden Hill Infant Academy | Primary | 4–7 | 810 m | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Meads Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 810 m | No published inspection |
| Lea Manor High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 870 m | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Icknield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km | No published inspection |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km | No published inspection |
| Waulud Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km | No published inspection |
| Icknield High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Whitefield Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km | No published inspection |
| Parklea Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Elderly LU3 3XF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 120 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2026 |
| ARTS CONVENIENCE STORE LU3 3XF | Retailers - other | 120 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Maz Does Cakes LU3 4AF | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 26 May 2026 |
| Bright Horizons Bramingham Day Nursery and Preschool LU3 4BG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 10 Apr 2025 |
| The Brim and Crown LU3 4AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Jolly Milliner LU3 2BX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2025 |
| The Brim and Crown LU3 4AB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Sainsbury's LU3 4AB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 330 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2025 |
| J Sainsbury Service Station LU3 4AB | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 3 Oct 2017 |
| Costa Coffee LU3 4AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Whitehorse Vale Stores LU3 4AD | Retailers - other | 340 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Bramingham Primary School LU3 4BL | School/college/university | 350 m | 5 Very good | 1 Apr 2025 |
| Learning Land Preschool LU3 4BL | School/college/university | 350 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2018 |
| Grasmere Nursery LU3 2BU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Stoneleigh Close (9); On or near Morrell Close (6); On or near Snowford Close (5); On or near Newbold Road (4); On or near Leamington Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- LU3 3XB: 37 addresses of 40 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Willenhall Close · Hardwick Green · Sorrell Close · Lighthorne Rise · Leamington Road · Snowford Close · Wootton Close · Harbury Dell · Cubbington Close · Sorrel Close · Leamington Road · Milverton Green
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.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.