LU4 0PY
Last sold £167,999 in April 2021
8a, Orpington Close, Luton
- Property type
- Semi-detached
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Elevation
- About 128m
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Price history in context
- Apr 2021 — £167,999 · −14.7% · 35 pts behind the UK market
- Mar 2016 — £197,000 · +118.9% · 7 pts ahead of the UK market
- Nov 2001 — £90,000 · +63.6% · 28 pts ahead of the UK market
- Nov 1998 — £55,000 · +12.2% · 16 pts behind the UK market
- Aug 1995 — £49,000
What this home might be worth today
£198,000
Estimate range £188,000–£208,000
+17.9% since April 2021 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid well below the local norm at the time
vs 183 nearby sales within a year · semi-detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Southfield Primary Academy 12-min walk
- The Chalk Hills Academy 5-min walk
- Leagrave station 2.2km
- Badgerdell Wood 2.9km
- The coast (coastline) 47.6km
- Lake 1.4km
- Pond 507m
- Canal 11.5km
- Houghton Brook 1.3km
- Public Park 710m
- Playing Field 275m
- Morrisons Daily 380m
- Emerald Road (Adj) 63m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Leagrave, 2.2km away
- 37 min London
- 95 min Cambridge
- 109 min Oxford
- 115 min Brighton
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
Flood risk
Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,550 hours a year — sunnier than 40% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 2% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Crime
Around average for England & Wales — 55 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: approximate (postcode)
Nearby sold homes
- 9, Orpington Close, Luton £139,995 · 2002
- 13, Orpington Close, Luton £118,000 · 2003
- 14, Orpington Close, Luton £143,500 · 2004
- 1, Orpington Close, Luton £158,000 · 2006
- 10, Orpington Close, Luton £153,000 · 2007
- 7, Orpington Close, Luton £260,500 · 2021
Planning activity nearby
- Undecided Change of use of grass verge and front garden to hardstanding/vehicle crossover -… Apr 2026 source
- Undecided Change of use of grass verge and front garden to hardstanding/vehicle crossover - Minor… Apr 2026 source
- Permitted Change of use of grass verge and front garden to hard standing/vehicle crossover. Minor… Apr 2026 source
- Rejected Erection of two storey side and rear, single storey front, side and rear extensions May 2026 source
- Permitted Request for a determination as to whether prior approval is required under Part 1 Class A… Oct 2025 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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