Housing Market Analysis for DESIGN DRIVE, LU6 1FS

Are you looking to understand LU6 1FS house prices? Here, we provide a detailed analysis of the latest sold house prices, trends over the years, and key statistics to help you gauge the real estate landscape in this Central Bedfordshire postcode.

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Overview of Sold House prices

As per the latest sold houses in the LU6 1FS postcode area, The average prices are as follows,

Terraced
- The average price is around £340,542 median price is £335,000 Standard Deviation is £31,446 with Total Sold: 12
- The Last 5 Year average price is £334,667 with Total Sold: 3
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 18 DESIGN DRIVE: £390,000 (Sold on 31 Oct 2023)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 18 DESIGN DRIVE: £317,500 (Sold on 29 Jan 2016)
Flat
- The average price is around £187,288 median price is £199,500 Standard Deviation is £37,664 with Total Sold: 36
- The Last 5 Year average price is £165,485 with Total Sold: 10
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 42 DESIGN DRIVE: £214,000 (Sold on 06 Oct 2022)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 12 DESIGN DRIVE: £199,500 (Sold on 27 May 2016)
Semi-Detached
- The average price is around £375,584 median price is £388,725 Standard Deviation is £19,316 with Total Sold: 28
- The Last 5 Year average price is £379,833 with Total Sold: 3
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 19 DESIGN DRIVE: £387,500 (Sold on 21 Dec 2021)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 26 DESIGN DRIVE: £355,000 (Sold on 28 Dec 2015)
Detached
- The average price is around £391,225 median price is £391,225 Standard Deviation is £8,725 with Total Sold: 2
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 84 DESIGN DRIVE: £399,950 (Sold on 29 Mar 2018)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 28 DESIGN DRIVE: £382,500 (Sold on 01 Feb 2016)

Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

Below table and chart gives the average LU6 1FS house prices and number of sold houses over the years. This helps understand the price trend over the years in this postcode.

Please note that this data is populated based on the sold houses data given by the Land Registry.

House Type: Terraced

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2023	£390,000	£3,545	1
2020	£289,000	£2,627	1
2019	£325,000	£2,955	1
2017	£373,333	£3,060	3
2016	£327,083	£2,991	6

House Type: Flat

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2022	£205,667	£3,631	3
2021	£147,583	£2,459	3
2020	£155,400	£2,646	2
2019	£142,150	£2,495	2
2018	£207,000	£3,393	1
2017	£139,750	£2,354	2
2016	£200,043	£3,363	23

House Type: Semi-Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2021	£379,833	£2,936	3
2017	£380,111	£2,697	17
2016	£365,707	£2,850	7
2015	£355,000	£2,934	1

House Type: Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2018	£399,950	£3,539	1
2016	£382,500	£3,085	1

All the Sales in the DESIGN DRIVE, LU6 1FS

See the table below for more details on the sold house prices in the LU6 1FS, Central Bedfordshire postcode.

Address	Sold Date	Price	% Change
18 DESIGN DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 110 Sq.mtr	31 Oct 2023	£390,000	22.83%
18 DESIGN DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 110 Sq.mtr	29 Jan 2016	£317,500	First Sale
42 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 58 Sq.mtr	06 Oct 2022	£214,000	7.81%
42 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 58 Sq.mtr	21 Dec 2016	£198,500	First Sale
60 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 58 Sq.mtr	06 May 2022	£203,000	2.27%
60 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 58 Sq.mtr	27 Jan 2017	£198,500	First Sale
12 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 54 Sq.mtr	28 Jan 2022	£200,000	0.25%
12 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 54 Sq.mtr	27 May 2016	£199,500	First Sale
19 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 121 Sq.mtr	21 Dec 2021	£387,500	10.71%
19 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 121 Sq.mtr	25 Nov 2016	£350,000	First Sale
32 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 63 Sq.mtr	30 Sep 2021	£200,000	-2.44%
32 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 63 Sq.mtr	16 Dec 2016	£205,000	First Sale
20 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 121 Sq.mtr	29 Jun 2021	£360,000	1.41%
20 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 121 Sq.mtr	29 Apr 2016	£355,000	First Sale
76 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 149 Sq.mtr	25 Jun 2021	£392,000	0.53%
76 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 149 Sq.mtr	24 Nov 2017	£389,950	First Sale
50 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 58 Sq.mtr	19 May 2021	£185,000	-7.27%
50 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 58 Sq.mtr	22 Dec 2016	£199,500	First Sale
11 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 57 Sq.mtr	12 Apr 2021	£57,750	First Sale
16 DESIGN DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 110 Sq.mtr	26 Jun 2020	£289,000	-6.02%
16 DESIGN DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 110 Sq.mtr	29 Jan 2016	£307,500	First Sale
64 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 58 Sq.mtr	01 Jun 2020	£195,000	2.63%
64 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 58 Sq.mtr	20 Dec 2016	£190,000	First Sale
3 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 60 Sq.mtr	10 Mar 2020	£115,800	First Sale
14 DESIGN DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 110 Sq.mtr	08 Nov 2019	£325,000	4.00%
14 DESIGN DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 110 Sq.mtr	12 Feb 2016	£312,500	First Sale
8 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 55 Sq.mtr	30 Aug 2019	£197,000	-0.76%
8 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 55 Sq.mtr	01 Jun 2016	£198,500	First Sale
5 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 62 Sq.mtr	05 Jul 2019	£87,300	First Sale
52 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 61 Sq.mtr	17 Aug 2018	£207,000	0.0
52 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 61 Sq.mtr	16 Dec 2016	£207,000	First Sale
84 DESIGN DRIVEDetached, FreeholdArea: 113 Sq.mtr	29 Mar 2018	£399,950	First Sale
47 DESIGN DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 124 Sq.mtr	22 Dec 2017	£380,000	First Sale
49 DESIGN DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 121 Sq.mtr	22 Dec 2017	£370,000	First Sale
70 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 149 Sq.mtr	20 Dec 2017	£384,950	First Sale
51 DESIGN DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 121 Sq.mtr	20 Dec 2017	£370,000	First Sale
74 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 153 Sq.mtr	15 Dec 2017	£389,950	First Sale
80 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 149 Sq.mtr	08 Dec 2017	£389,950	First Sale
82 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 110 Sq.mtr	29 Nov 2017	£327,500	First Sale
78 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 149 Sq.mtr	24 Nov 2017	£389,950	First Sale
45 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 121 Sq.mtr	10 Nov 2017	£370,000	First Sale
72 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 159 Sq.mtr	27 Oct 2017	£389,950	First Sale
66 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 149 Sq.mtr	27 Oct 2017	£389,950	First Sale
68 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 149 Sq.mtr	27 Oct 2017	£389,950	First Sale
43 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 121 Sq.mtr	29 Sep 2017	£370,000	First Sale
41 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 110 Sq.mtr	29 Sep 2017	£330,000	First Sale
27 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 149 Sq.mtr	29 Jun 2017	£389,995	First Sale
33 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 149 Sq.mtr	15 May 2017	£389,950	First Sale
25 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 149 Sq.mtr	28 Apr 2017	£389,950	First Sale
31 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 149 Sq.mtr	24 Feb 2017	£389,950	First Sale
29 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 149 Sq.mtr	10 Feb 2017	£389,950	First Sale
1 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 63 Sq.mtr	06 Jan 2017	£81,000	First Sale
35 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 149 Sq.mtr	22 Dec 2016	£380,000	First Sale
23 DESIGN DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 121 Sq.mtr	22 Dec 2016	£345,000	First Sale
58 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 63 Sq.mtr	20 Dec 2016	£161,000	First Sale
54 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 65 Sq.mtr	20 Dec 2016	£208,000	First Sale
56 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 58 Sq.mtr	20 Dec 2016	£198,500	First Sale
46 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 58 Sq.mtr	19 Dec 2016	£199,500	First Sale
48 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 62 Sq.mtr	19 Dec 2016	£206,000	First Sale
38 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 54 Sq.mtr	16 Dec 2016	£199,500	First Sale
44 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 63 Sq.mtr	16 Dec 2016	£205,000	First Sale
62 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 65 Sq.mtr	16 Dec 2016	£208,000	First Sale
34 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 54 Sq.mtr	16 Dec 2016	£198,500	First Sale
30 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 54 Sq.mtr	16 Dec 2016	£197,500	First Sale
36 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 63 Sq.mtr	16 Dec 2016	£206,000	First Sale
40 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 63 Sq.mtr	16 Dec 2016	£207,000	First Sale
37 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 149 Sq.mtr	08 Dec 2016	£394,950	First Sale
39 DESIGN DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 89 Sq.mtr	07 Oct 2016	£320,000	First Sale
17 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 121 Sq.mtr	29 Jun 2016	£370,000	First Sale
21 DESIGN DRIVETerraced, FreeholdArea: 121 Sq.mtr	29 Jun 2016	£360,000	First Sale
4 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 55 Sq.mtr	24 Jun 2016	£190,500	First Sale
6 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 63 Sq.mtr	01 Jun 2016	£206,000	First Sale
10 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 63 Sq.mtr	01 Jun 2016	£207,000	First Sale
2 DESIGN DRIVEFlat, LeaseholdArea: 63 Sq.mtr	01 Jun 2016	£205,000	First Sale
28 DESIGN DRIVEDetached, FreeholdArea: 124 Sq.mtr	01 Feb 2016	£382,500	First Sale
22 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 121 Sq.mtr	29 Jan 2016	£355,000	First Sale
24 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 121 Sq.mtr	28 Jan 2016	£355,000	First Sale
26 DESIGN DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 121 Sq.mtr	28 Dec 2015	£355,000	First Sale

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DESIGN DRIVE, LU6 1FS Near By properties

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Nearby Sold House Price Statstics

Knowing the nearby sold house in the area helps gauge the property market in the area. Below data gives house price Statstics of the surrounding area of the LU6 1FS postcode.

Terraced
- The average price is around £208,486 median price is £210,000 Standard Deviation is £85,451 with Total Sold: 772
- The Last 5 Year average price is £288,603 with Total Sold: 148
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 5 SUNCOTE CLOSE: £281,000 (Sold on 17 Sep 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 69 SALTERS WAY: £51,000 (Sold on 24 Feb 1995)
Semi-Detached
- The average price is around £201,275 median price is £182,500 Standard Deviation is £96,331 with Total Sold: 556
- The Last 5 Year average price is £316,482 with Total Sold: 83
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 1 BARLEY BROW: £316,000 (Sold on 19 Aug 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 61 SUNCOTE AVENUE: £53,000 (Sold on 20 Jan 1995)
Flat
- The average price is around £154,660 median price is £152,000 Standard Deviation is £39,554 with Total Sold: 426
- The Last 5 Year average price is £175,433 with Total Sold: 102
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 61 FRENCHS AVENUE: £190,000 (Sold on 07 Aug 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 11, LANGRIDGE COURT BREWERS HILL ROAD: £27,500 (Sold on 21 Apr 1995)
Detached
- The average price is around £242,188 median price is £229,950 Standard Deviation is £108,522 with Total Sold: 166
- The Last 5 Year average price is £374,519 with Total Sold: 27
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 26 BARLEY BROW: £625,000 (Sold on 19 Jan 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 9 BARLEY BROW: £78,000 (Sold on 31 Jul 1995)
Other
- The average price is around £1,377,874 median price is £323,748 Standard Deviation is £1,930,371 with Total Sold: 8
- The Last 5 Year average price is £1,690,000 with Total Sold: 4
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 110 FRENCHS AVENUE: £107,500 (Sold on 20 Dec 2023)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 20 VAUXHALL WAY: £279,995 (Sold on 19 Dec 2016)

Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

House Type: Terraced

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£289,562	£4,007	8
2023	£332,950	£3,697	10
2022	£339,055	£3,998	32
2021	£281,398	£3,552	44
2020	£257,447	£3,241	33
2019	£254,298	£2,959	21
2018	£283,343	£3,249	48
2017	£300,710	£3,165	45
2016	£275,250	£3,248	57
2015	£243,350	£2,899	69
2014	£198,999	£2,577	59
2013	£186,564	£2,468	36
2012	£186,244	£2,212	28
2011	£187,313	£1,984	22
2010	£154,333	£1,949	12
2009	£145,938	£2,148	8
2008	£162,719	£2,119	8
2007	£156,201	£2,102	22
2006	£153,408	£2,205	18
2005	£164,227	£2,073	17
2004	£152,776	£2,048	21
2003	£141,851	£2,035	28
2002	£123,458	£1,681	31
2001	£88,213	£1,254	15
2000	£81,321	£1,010	14
1999	£71,294	£933	17
1998	£72,090	£841	11
1997	£57,216	£808	15
1996	£50,640	£688	10
1995	£52,485	£661	13

House Type: Semi-Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£304,500		4
2023	£348,794	£4,198	17
2022	£351,056	£4,130	18
2021	£315,500	£3,410	16
2020	£271,462	£3,056	13
2019	£281,633	£3,408	15
2018	£296,167	£3,430	18
2017	£326,305	£3,149	47
2016	£295,702	£2,889	22
2015	£250,852	£2,668	27
2014	£201,176	£2,637	25
2013	£179,154	£2,188	21
2012	£185,229	£2,147	19
2011	£179,063	£2,075	23
2010	£159,567	£1,818	15
2009	£183,667	£1,806	3
2008	£183,384	£1,973	13
2007	£184,574	£2,182	20
2006	£177,689	£2,036	27
2005	£181,525	£2,145	18
2004	£153,739	£1,744	13
2003	£155,502	£1,942	28
2002	£132,585	£1,530	28
2001	£100,104	£1,074	24
2000	£90,677	£992	11
1999	£73,911	£828	18
1998	£74,580	£843	20
1997	£59,125	£692	16
1996	£53,225	£592	10
1995	£59,356	£581	7

House Type: Flat

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£179,500	£3,070	4
2023	£170,750	£3,295	16
2022	£193,159	£3,471	22
2021	£179,917	£3,051	23
2020	£163,425	£3,015	16
2019	£163,895	£3,115	21
2018	£181,440	£3,331	21
2017	£166,145	£2,914	30
2016	£186,151	£3,191	66
2015	£147,352	£2,465	24
2014	£134,203	£2,392	32
2013	£144,294	£2,336	8
2012	£137,956	£2,353	8
2011	£123,695	£2,205	47
2010	£88,080	£1,311	1
2009	£115,000	£2,255	1
2008	£118,600	£2,881	5
2007	£124,348	£2,343	8
2006	£132,237	£2,759	44
2005	£122,741	£2,502	11
2004	£131,250	£2,454	2
2003	£123,962	£2,537	13
2002	£94,952	£2,374	1
2000	£52,000	£743	1
1995	£27,500	£655	1

House Type: Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£625,000	£5,998	1
2023	£375,000	£3,676	1
2022	£421,200	£4,146	5
2021	£371,800	£3,467	10
2020	£287,500	£3,373	6
2019	£390,750	£3,637	4
2018	£382,417	£3,171	9
2017	£379,971	£3,681	7
2016	£314,500	£3,274	5
2015	£257,000	£2,684	7
2014	£258,833	£2,326	6
2013	£245,333	£2,461	6
2012	£242,934	£2,225	9
2011	£178,612	£2,154	4
2010	£225,000	£2,203	2
2009	£216,833	£1,933	6
2008	£186,000	£2,151	2
2007	£244,300	£2,458	5
2006	£217,888	£2,305	8
2005	£198,300	£2,059	5
2004	£210,383	£2,230	9
2003	£165,362	£2,371	3
2002	£180,207	£1,827	20
2001	£131,667		3
2000	£133,689	£1,667	5
1999	£124,924	£1,190	4
1998	£71,900	£693	5
1997	£79,483		3
1996	£71,498	£816	3
1995	£81,333	£1,020	3

House Type: Other

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2023	£107,500	£1,886	1
2022	£316,250	£3,956	2
2019	£6,020,000		1
2018	£1,060,000	£2,133	1
2017	£1,461,500		2
2016	£279,995	£2,718	1

House Type in LU6 1FS area

The most common house types in the LU6 1FS postcode area are Flat (75), Semi-detached (56), and Terraced (56).

Total	195
Flat	75
Semi-detached	56
Terraced	56
Detached	7
converted building	1
Shared house	0
commercial building	0
temporary structure	0

Tenure of household

As per the tenure of household, most of the the properties are Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan (127), and Shared ownership: Shared ownership (29).

Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan	127
Shared ownership: Shared ownership	29
Social rented: Other social rented	13
Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency	10
Owned: Owns outright	9
Private rented: Other private rented	3
Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority	1
Does not apply	0
Lives rent free	0

Number of People in a Household

The most houses in the LU6 1FS have 2 people in household (51), and 1 person in household (43).

2 people in household	51
1 person in household	43
3 people in household	43
4 people in household	36
5 people in household	16
6 people in household	3
7 people in household	1
0 people in household	0
8 or more people in household	0