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On Links Way, in Warden Hill
What it's like at LU2 7DZ: every home that has sold on Links Way since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Links Way; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 60 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Flat 1, Hamer Court, Links WayFlat | Dec 1996 | £29,500 | 50 m² | £590/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 20, Hamer Court, Links WayFlat | Feb 2019 | £119,000 | 48 m² | £2,479/m² | 2 |
| Flat 24, Hamer Court, Links WayFlat | Apr 2024 | £168,000 | 48 m² | £3,500/m² | 4 |
| Flat 15, Hamer Court, Links WayFlat · company-owned | Sept 2025 | £126,000 | 48 m² | £2,625/m² | 3 |
| Flat 6, Hamer Court, Links WayFlat | May 2015 | £98,000 | 47 m² | £2,085/m² | 2 |
| Flat 13, Hamer Court, Links WayFlat | Oct 2011 | £98,000 | 47 m² | £2,085/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Leagrave, a short drive or bike ride (2.9 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London St Pancras International.
The nearest bus stop is Cardinal Newman School, 300 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes CN7, CN8, CN5, CN6).
Central London is 50 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Warden Hill Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 53% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College, 250 m away; Attainment 8: 50 · 14.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Denbigh High School (2.6 km) and Challney High School for Girls (3.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 650 m away, with Warden Hill Chemist closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bramingham Park Medical Centre (1.0 km), with Warden Hill Chemist the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Steve Hilliard Hairdressing is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 3.8 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 5 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Luton Women and Girls Cricket Club is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and South Bedfordshire Golf Club the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 84 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 24% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Grasmere Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Inspire: Luton Sports Village (2.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 6.1 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is University of Bedfordshire, 4.6 km away (TEF Bronze).
21 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Luton North constituency: Sarah Owen MP (Labour), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 7,510 (19.4%), turnout 52%. Vote shares: Labour 38%, Conservative 19%, Reform UK 12%, Independent 11%.
6 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near LU2 7DZ →
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
On this street: 0 of 46 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 7 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.4% | 86.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.5% | 11.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Serpentine - Hyde Park · about 60 min
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 60 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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