OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Luton

Private rents in Luton average £1,221 a month across all property sizes, up 2.4% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,221
1-bed
£907
2-bed
£1,113
3-bed
£1,336
4+ bed
£1,814
Flats
£976

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The £1,221 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £907 and a 3-bed at £1,336 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Luton
Two-year change: +10%Five-year change: +34.3%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.3% over the last six months, against +1.1% in the six before: a steady market.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
LU2799 sales£330,000LU3639 sales£325,000LU4453 sales£310,000LU1423 sales£300,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £315,000.
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What next door costs
Luton is the 2nd cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Central Bedfordshire£1,097£1,374£2,042
2LutonYou are here£1,113£1,336£1,814
3North Hertfordshire£1,279£1,569£2,2274Stevenage£1,317£1,546£2,1215Dacorum£1,368£1,643£2,2726Welwyn Hatfield£1,373£1,643£2,3337St Albans£1,632£2,018£2,902
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.