Buckinghamshire
LU6 house prices in Buckinghamshire
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Buckinghamshire, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£346,250
Range £147,700–£640,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in LU6: the typical (median) sold price is £346,250, above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). LU6 is an active market, with about 30 recorded sales a month. By property type, 31% were terraced homes (typically £310,000) and 29% were semi-detached homes (typically £387,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,527 a year: Buckinghamshire's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Buckinghamshire, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on LU6: steady sales, so price from the evidence
LU6 is neither busy nor quiet, at about 30 sales a month, and with no dependable year-on-year figure to hand, recent sold homes are a safer guide than any headline.
If you are thinking of selling, a spread from £147,700 to £640,500 makes £346,250 a poor guide to any one home, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, typical prices in LU6 sit above the UK average, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Before an offer goes in on any LU6 home, look at what has been applied for nearby (153 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,527 a year), and leave the title to your conveyancer.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free LU6 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
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At a glance
LU6 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£346,250
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
30.2
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,527
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in LU6
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in LU6 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £582,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £145,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 54 | £582,500 | £411,500–£932,000 |
| Semi-detached | 68 | £387,500 | £313,400–£516,000 |
| Terraced | 73 | £310,000 | £241,000–£421,700 |
| Flat / maisonette | 43 | £145,000 | £73,400–£220,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in LU6
The quarterly typical price fell 7.7%, from £382,500 in Q4 2025 (20 sales) to £353,000 in Q3 2026 (31 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £382,500 | 20 |
| Q1 2026 | £325,000 | 97 |
| Q2 2026 | £378,500 | 102 |
| Q3 2026 | £353,000 | 31 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of LU6 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most LU6 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £147,700 and £640,500, around a typical £346,250.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in LU6
Terraced homes were 31% of recorded sales (73 of 238). 82% of sales were freehold and 18% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached23%
- Semi-detached29%
- Terraced31%
- Flat / maisonette18%
Tenure
- Freehold82%
- Leasehold18%
See the figures
204 freehold (82%) and 46 leasehold (18%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in LU6. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where LU6 sits in Buckinghamshire
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in LU6
5, STAINES SQUARE, DUNSTABLE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£285,000
10, RAVENSCOURT, DUNSTABLE
Terraced · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£334,000
20, DESIGN DRIVE, DUNSTABLE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£425,000
THE LONG BARN, KIRCUTT FARM CLOSE, DUNSTABLE
Detached · Freehold · 5 Aug 2026
£1,000,000
22, MEDLEY CLOSE, DUNSTABLE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 3 Aug 2026
£298,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). LU6 includes the Caddington ward.
In plain English
What the Buckinghamshire (LU6) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £582,500 against £145,000 for flats: about 4.0 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £147,700 and £640,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 30 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 12 December 2025 and 21 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on LU6
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in LU6
£2,527
Band D a year in Buckinghamshire, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,684 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,965 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,246 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,527 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,088 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,650 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,211 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,053 |
These are Buckinghamshire's charges for 2026-27, the authority LU6 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Buckinghamshire · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near LU6
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Lancot School.
All schools
Lancot School
Primary · Academies · LU6 2AP
679 m
Good · 2018
Queensbury Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · LU6 3BU
698 m
Good · 2017
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LU6 1EW
973 m
Good · 2022
Lark Rise Academy
Primary · Academies · LU6 3PT
1.0 km
Outstanding · 2013
Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Primary · Academies · LU6 3AG
1.1 km
Not graded
Beecroft Academy
Primary · Academies · LU6 1DW
1.1 km
Good · 2024
Westfield Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority maintained schools · LU6 1DL
1.2 km
Good · 2023
Weatherfield Academy
Academies · LU6 1AF
1.2 km
Good · 2017
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the LU6 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 7 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near LU6
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around LU6
153
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 18 October 2026.
Recent applications
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/02534/FULLPermitted
481 m
Garage conversion and side/rear single storey extension with rooflights and side window
Received 2026-08-17 · decided 2026-10-14
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/02389/FULLUndecided
448 m
Single storey side and part rear extension with front and rear skylights, demolition of existing garage and porch
Received 2026-07-30
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/01915/NMAPermitted
405 m
Non-material amendment to planning permission CB/25/01410/FULL (Demolition of the side garage. Erection of a single storey side extension, part single and part two storey rear extension and associated external changes.) Amendment Sought: Minor revisions to size of doors and size and positions of windows. Addition of rooflight to the rear elevation.
Received 2026-06-05 · decided 2026-08-19
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/01564/LDCPPermitted
370 m
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Loft conversion with front rooflights, rear dormer and Juliet balcony
Received 2026-05-18 · decided 2026-08-11
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/00884/FULLWithdrawn
370 m
Loft conversion with provision of a rear dormer with a Juliete balcony and front skylights
Received 2026-03-18 · decided 2026-05-14
CentralBedfordshire/CB/26/00372/LDCPPermitted
346 m
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed: Detached outbuilding in rear garden.
Received 2026-02-05 · decided 2026-04-09
Applications are matched within 500 m of the LU6 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for LU6 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 153 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 18 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for LU6
Decile 7 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
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Across the 12 sampled LU6 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 9, with a median of decile 7 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
LU6 3JG, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so LU6 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in LU6: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in LU6, band by band
Buckinghamshire's council tax for 2026-27 set against the LU6 median sold price of £346,250 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearBuckinghamshire | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £346,250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,684 | £140 | 0.49% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,965 | £164 | 0.57% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,246 | £187 | 0.65% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,527 | £211 | 0.73% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,088 | £257 | 0.89% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,650 | £304 | 1.05% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,211 | £351 | 1.22% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,053 | £421 | 1.46% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the LU6 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Buckinghamshire, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in LU6 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 237 distinct addresses in the records we hold for LU6. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
5, STAINES SQUARE, DUNSTABLE
LU6 3JG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£285,000
2026-08-21
10, RAVENSCOURT, DUNSTABLE
LU6 1BZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£334,000
2026-08-07
20, DESIGN DRIVE, DUNSTABLE
LU6 1FS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-08-07
THE LONG BARN, KIRCUTT FARM CLOSE, DUNSTABLE
LU6 2QS · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,000,000
2026-08-05
22, MEDLEY CLOSE, DUNSTABLE
LU6 2DX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£298,000
2026-08-03
79, CANESWORDE ROAD, DUNSTABLE
LU6 3PZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£475,000
2026-07-31
9, BROOK CLOSE, DUNSTABLE
LU6 1HD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-07-31
36, DESIGN DRIVE, DUNSTABLE
LU6 1FS · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-07-31
34, HILLCROFT, DUNSTABLE
LU6 1TU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£360,000
2026-07-31
14, BROWNLOW RISE, DUNSTABLE
LU6 1QL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£465,000
2026-07-31
36, WALLACE DRIVE, DUNSTABLE
LU6 2DF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£645,000
2026-07-31
29, WESTFIELD ROAD, DUNSTABLE
LU6 1DN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£327,000
2026-07-30
21, CRABTREE WAY, DUNSTABLE
LU6 1UR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-07-29
22, BURR STREET, DUNSTABLE
LU6 3AG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£415,000
2026-07-28
7, CAMPIAN CLOSE, DUNSTABLE
LU6 1UD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£353,000
2026-07-27
179, SPOONDELL, DUNSTABLE
LU6 3JX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-07-27
228, HIGH STREET SOUTH, DUNSTABLE
LU6 3NX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-07-24
130, DUNSTABLE ROAD, DUNSTABLE
LU6 2QL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,110,000
2026-07-24
BROCKWELL PLACE, LONDON ROAD, DUNSTABLE
LU6 3FH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£150,000
2026-07-24
98, SPINNEY CRESCENT, DUNSTABLE
LU6 1AS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£326,500
2026-07-24
11, PIPERS CROFT, DUNSTABLE
LU6 3JZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£465,000
2026-07-23
2, GOOD INTENT, DUNSTABLE
LU6 2RD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£585,000
2026-07-16
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, FRANCES DRIVE, DUNSTABLE
LU6 1GF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£118,000
2026-07-15
153, UNION STREET, DUNSTABLE
LU6 1HA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£290,000
2026-07-13
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near LU6
The closest districts to LU6 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in LU4 (Luton) 3.3 miles
- House prices in LU3 (Luton) 4.6 miles
- House prices in LU1 (Luton) 4.7 miles
- House prices in LU7 (Leighton Buzzard) 5.7 miles
- House prices in LU2 (Luton) 6.2 miles
- House prices in HP4 (Berkhamsted) 7.7 miles
- House prices in HP23 (Tring) 7.7 miles
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Data sources
Every LU6 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.