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Montrose Avenue: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Montrose Avenue neighbourhood of Luton, England (ONS area Luton 010). Headline figures assembled 25 October 2026. Postcodes LU3, LU4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LU3 1HN.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification

Montrose Avenue is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Luton (2 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £320,000 and flats for £184,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Luton (0.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Luton, is about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 25 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£320,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£184,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.11; 2 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 4.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£50,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.6 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Montrose Avenue sits in Luton

Typical house price: joint 10th highest of the 21 neighbourhoods in Luton with enough house sales for one
Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 14 neighbourhoods in Luton with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 9th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Luton

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 25 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Montrose Avenue

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Luton, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Luton, 1997 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 25 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Luton, 1 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Home improvement applications
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Luton Railway station, about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.9 km in a straight line). About 15 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink and East Midlands Railway to Bedford (15 to 23 min); Thameslink to Three Bridges (83 to 95 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Denbigh Primary School 300 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Oct 2024).
Nearest state secondary school Denbigh High School 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Dec 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Montrose Avenue

What is the typical house price in Montrose Avenue?

£320,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.

How does Montrose Avenue compare with the rest of Luton?

Typical house price: joint 10th highest of the 21 neighbourhoods in Luton with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 14 neighbourhoods in Luton with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in Luton.

Is Montrose Avenue an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Montrose Avenue gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.11; 2 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Montrose Avenue?

Luton. Railway station, about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.9 km in a straight line). About 15 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Thameslink and East Midlands Railway to Bedford (15 to 23 min); Thameslink to Three Bridges (83 to 95 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Montrose Avenue?

Nearest state primary school. Denbigh Primary School. 300 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Oct 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Denbigh High School. 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Dec 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.