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Richards Close, LU1

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£107,500
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£3,409
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
6
Distinct homes
4
Price range
£73,000£300,000
Sales recorded
2003 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Richards Close is a mix of flats and semi-detached houses. The median sale price is £107,500, about 61% below the typical LU1 sale. Recent sales are too thin to call a trend for the street itself; LU1 prices as a whole have been easing. HM Land Registry records 6 sales across 4 homes since 2003 — homes here come up rarely.

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Richards Close prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 6 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianLU1 district trend
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k200520102015202020252003: £120,000 median · 1 sale2004: £73,000 median · 1 sale2005: £125,500 median · 1 sale2011: £80,000 median · 1 sale2014: £95,000 median · 1 sale2025: £300,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the LU1 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Richards Close compares

Richards Close against the LU1 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Magpie Meadows£540k · 52
Mallard Crescent£441k · 74
Manor Road£425k · 44
Cutenhoe Road£385k · 57
Farley Hill£275k · 58
Runley Road£271k · 57
Cypress Road£225k · 47
Dallow Road£221k · 64
Downs Road£128k · 46
Richards Close£108k · 6*

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£107,500
median · all recorded sales
LU1 district
£275,000
median · last 8 years · street -61%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Richards Close's £107,500 median sits about 61% below LU1's £275,000.

Street and LU1 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Richards Close.

Flat
£80,000
3 sales
Semi-detached
£125,500
3 sales

Every recorded sale on Richards Close

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
20 Mar 20252 · LU1 5LLSemi-detached£300,000
30 May 20146, Richards Court · LU1 5LNFlat£95,000
10 Jun 20116, Richards Court · LU1 5LNFlat£80,000
10 Apr 20054 · LU1 5LLSemi-detached£125,500
12 Mar 20045, Richards Court · LU1 5LNFlat£73,000
13 Jun 20032 · LU1 5LLSemi-detached£120,000
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More streets in LU1

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider LU1 area guide.

Dumfries StreetDallow RoadDowns RoadCowper StreetPark StreetStrathmore AvenueRunley RoadFarley HillCutenhoe RoadAshburnham RoadDunraven AvenueGrove Road
LU1 house prices & area guide →

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.