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The Magpies, LU2

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

Median sold price
£226,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£4,222
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
68
Distinct homes
36
Price range
£76,000 – £535,000
Sales recorded
2001 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

The Magpies is a mix of detached houses and terraced houses. Homes here typically change hands around £226,000 — roughly 23% below the LU2 norm. On floor area that works out near £4,222 per square metre, above the district's £3,726. Recent sales are too thin to call a trend for the street itself; LU2 prices as a whole have been rising. The record shows 68 sales across 36 homes since 2001.

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The Magpies prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 68 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianLU2 district trend
£0£200k£400k£600k200520102015202020252001: £138,000 median · 5 sales2002: £113,500 median · 6 sales2003: £145,000 median · 5 sales2004: £196,000 median · 6 sales2005: £256,000 median · 5 sales2006: £218,625 median · 2 sales2007: £206,500 median · 6 sales2008: £233,500 median · 6 sales2010: £204,500 median · 2 sales2011: £190,000 median · 2 sales2012: £152,000 median · 1 sale2013: £248,000 median · 1 sale2014: £204,000 median · 1 sale2015: £242,500 median · 2 sales2016: £350,000 median · 1 sale2017: £335,000 median · 3 sales2018: £185,000 median · 1 sale2019: £207,500 median · 1 sale2020: £310,000 median · 2 sales2021: £416,300 median · 6 sales2022: £505,000 median · 3 sales2025: £535,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the LU2 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How The Magpies compares

The Magpies against the LU2 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Old Bedford Road£540k · 79
Armstrong Road£430k · 183
Telscombe Way£281k · 64
Hitchin Road£280k · 99
Devon Road£265k · 71
Chesford Road£264k · 87
Kimpton Road£259k · 118
Stirling Drive£240k · 210
The Magpies£226k · 68*
Handcross Road£151k · 81

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
£226,000
median · all recorded sales
LU2 district
£292,000
median · last 8 years · street -23%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

The Magpies's £226,000 median sits about 23% below LU2's £292,000; on floor space it runs £4,222/m² against the district's £3,726/m² (+13%).

Street and LU2 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 The Magpies.

Detached
£275,000
37 sales
Terraced
£153,875
22 sales
Semi-detached
£180,000
9 sales

Every recorded sale on The Magpies

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
28 Nov 202523 · LU2 7XTDetached—£535,000
27 Jul 202227 · LU2 7XTDetached—£530,000
10 Jun 202217 · LU2 7XTDetached—£505,000
31 Mar 202231 · LU2 7XTDetached—£380,000
30 Jun 202147 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£230,000
30 Jun 202125 · LU2 7XTDetached—£480,000
22 Jun 202128 · LU2 7XTDetached—£470,100
30 Mar 20212 · LU2 7XTnon-standardDetached—£405,000
25 Mar 202130 · LU2 7XTDetached—£320,000
16 Feb 202121 · LU2 7XTDetached—£362,500
9 Feb 202126 · LU2 7XTDetached—£517,000
10 Jul 202043 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£265,000
2 Jan 202019 · LU2 7XTDetached—£355,000
24 May 201936 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£207,500
19 Dec 201852 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£185,000
5 May 201719 · LU2 7XTDetached—£350,000
13 Mar 201738 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£230,000
17 Feb 201721 · LU2 7XTDetached—£335,000
20 Oct 201617 · LU2 7XTDetached—£350,000
29 Jan 201635 · LU2 7XTnon-standardTerraced—£198,000
10 Jul 201534 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£200,000
13 May 201531 · LU2 7XTDetached—£285,000
16 May 20146 · LU2 7XTSemi-detached—£204,000
27 Nov 201321 · LU2 7XTDetached—£248,000
19 Dec 201246 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£152,000
16 Sept 201114 · LU2 7XTDetached—£240,000
1 Aug 201135 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£140,000
25 Jun 20106 · LU2 7XTSemi-detached—£180,000
31 Mar 201020 · LU2 7XTDetached—£229,000
26 Sept 200828 · LU2 7XTDetached—£290,000
21 Jul 20086 · LU2 7XTSemi-detached—£190,000
18 Apr 200847 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£163,000
11 Apr 20082 · LU2 7XTDetached—£250,000
20 Feb 200833 · LU2 7XTDetached—£247,000
19 Feb 20089 · LU2 7XTDetached—£220,000
21 Sept 200750 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£162,000
3 Jul 200734 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£167,000
15 Jun 200727 · LU2 7XTDetached—£318,500
31 May 200747 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£155,750
10 Apr 20078 · LU2 7XTDetached—£246,000
17 Jan 20071 · LU2 7XTDetached—£249,999
9 Nov 200637 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£151,250
19 May 200626 · LU2 7XTDetached—£286,000
16 Dec 20054 · LU2 7XTDetached—£275,000
18 Jul 200528 · LU2 7XTDetached—£284,000
1 Apr 200535 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£135,000
20 Mar 200522 · LU2 7XTSemi-detached—£256,000
11 Feb 200520 · LU2 7XTDetached—£223,000
29 Sept 200438 · LU2 7XTTerraced—£157,000
27 Aug 200421 · LU2 7XTDetached—£235,000

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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More streets in LU2

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider LU2 area guide.

Hitchin RoadHandcross RoadKimpton RoadOld Bedford RoadChesford RoadHigh Town RoadCrawley Green RoadDevon RoadMidland RoadAshcroft RoadStirling DriveRidgway Road
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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.