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The Shires, LU2

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

Median sold price
£120,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£2,237
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
97
Distinct homes
58
Price range
£50,000 – £335,000
Sales recorded
2000 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Sales on The Shires are mostly flats. The median sale price is £120,000, about 59% below the typical LU2 sale. Per square metre of floor space it comes to about £2,237, below the district's £3,726. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across LU2 prices have been rising over the last few years. With 97 sales across 58 homes since 2000, homes here come to market only rarely.

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The Shires prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 97 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianLU2 district trend
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k2000200520102015202020252000: £56,000 median · 3 sales2001: £63,500 median · 6 sales2002: £85,000 median · 15 sales2003: £103,000 median · 3 sales2004: £115,500 median · 2 sales2005: £145,000 median · 3 sales2006: £120,000 median · 7 sales2007: £137,000 median · 6 sales2008: £124,995 median · 5 sales2009: £95,000 median · 1 sale2010: £110,000 median · 3 sales2011: £114,750 median · 6 sales2012: £111,750 median · 2 sales2013: £110,500 median · 4 sales2014: £126,300 median · 4 sales2015: £141,625 median · 4 sales2016: £173,250 median · 2 sales2017: £182,000 median · 2 sales2018: £162,500 median · 1 sale2019: £165,000 median · 5 sales2021: £164,750 median · 6 sales2022: £180,000 median · 5 sales2024: £183,000 median · 1 sale2025: £175,000 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 Shires compares

The Shires 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
Handcross Road£151k · 81
The Shires£120k · 97*

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
£120,000
median · all recorded sales
LU2 district
£292,000
median · last 8 years · street -59%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

The Shires's £120,000 median sits about 59% below LU2's £292,000; on floor space it runs £2,237/m² against the district's £3,726/m² (-40%).

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 Shires.

Flat
£121,125
86 sales
Terraced
£107,498
10 sales
Semi-detached
£64,000
1 sale

Every recorded sale on The Shires

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
14 Nov 202565 · LU2 7QBFlat—£175,000
19 Apr 202449 · LU2 7QBnon-standardFlat—£210,000
28 Mar 202459 · LU2 7QBFlat—£183,000
16 Sept 202266 · LU2 7QBFlat—£200,000
19 Aug 202272 · LU2 7QBFlat—£222,500
1 Aug 202246 · LU2 7QAFlat—£177,000
11 Mar 202243 · LU2 7QAFlat—£180,000
28 Jan 202227 · LU2 7QAFlat—£175,000
19 Nov 202173 · LU2 7QBFlat—£130,000
8 Nov 202133 · LU2 7QAFlat—£187,500
11 Oct 202114 · LU2 7QAFlat—£105,000
3 Sept 202161 · LU2 7QBFlat—£162,500
29 Jun 202145 · LU2 7QAFlat—£168,000
29 Apr 20211 · LU2 7QAFlat—£167,000
22 Sept 202067 · LU2 7QBnon-standardFlat—£132,500
20 Dec 201949 · LU2 7QBFlat—£195,000
15 Jul 201957 · LU2 7QBFlat—£152,000
5 Jul 201966 · LU2 7QBFlat—£152,500
27 Jun 20198 · LU2 7QAFlat—£165,000
31 May 20193 · LU2 7QAnon-standardFlat—£173,000
26 Apr 201954 · LU2 7QBFlat—£170,000
8 Apr 20198 · LU2 7QAnon-standardFlat—£127,500
17 Aug 201830 · LU2 7QAnon-standardFlat—£175,000
20 Jul 201855 · LU2 7QBFlat—£162,500
16 Jun 201717 · LU2 7QAFlat—£179,000
11 May 201770 · LU2 7QBFlat—£185,000
9 Feb 201768 · LU2 7QBnon-standardFlat—£139,950
10 Oct 201664 · LU2 7QBFlat—£191,000
7 Jul 20166 · LU2 7QAFlat—£155,500
31 Mar 201651 · LU2 7QBnon-standardFlat—£170,000
19 Feb 201628 · LU2 7QAnon-standardFlat—£148,000
2 Feb 201623 · LU2 7QAnon-standardFlat—£140,000
18 Dec 20159 · LU2 7QAFlat—£130,000
23 Oct 201572 · LU2 7QBFlat—£148,250
29 May 201559 · LU2 7QBFlat—£150,000
18 Mar 201523 · LU2 7QAFlat—£135,000
10 Oct 201471 · LU2 7QBnon-standardFlat—£138,000
3 Oct 201441 · LU2 7QAFlat—£138,000
4 Sept 201444 · LU2 7QAFlat—£124,600
15 Aug 201464 · LU2 7QBnon-standardFlat—£120,000
8 Aug 201425 · LU2 7QAFlat—£117,500
15 Jul 201434 · LU2 7QAFlat—£128,000
4 Apr 201456 · LU2 7QBnon-standardFlat—£135,000
25 Jun 201332 · LU2 7QAFlat—£110,000
15 May 201349 · LU2 7QBFlat—£147,500
22 Feb 201365 · LU2 7QBFlat—£111,000
12 Feb 201340 · LU2 7QAFlat—£98,000
28 Sept 201229 · LU2 7QAFlat—£102,000
13 Jul 20127 · LU2 7QAFlat—£121,500
2 Nov 201139 · LU2 7QAFlat—£110,000

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.