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On Watling Street, in Toddington, Heath & Reach
What it's like at LU7 9NP: every home that has sold on Watling Street 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.
6 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Watling Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 86 homes on the street are owned by companies (1 overseas).
| 1, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Oct 2013 | £125,000 | – | – | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Feb 2026 | £185,000 | 35 m² | £5,286/m² | 3 |
| 4, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Feb 2002 | £57,000 | 35 m² | £1,629/m² | 1 |
| 5, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Jan 2003 | £107,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 6, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Aug 2024 | £267,000 | 53 m² | £5,038/m² | 5 |
| 8, Hockley Court, Watling StreetSemi-detached | Feb 2024 | £318,000 | 127 m² | £2,504/m² | 3 |
| 10, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jun 2001 | £79,500 | 54 m² | £1,472/m² | 2 |
| 12, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Jan 2015 | £179,000 | 54 m² | £3,315/m² | 4 |
| 14, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Apr 2022 | £200,000 | 54 m² | £3,704/m² | 3 |
| 15, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Nov 2022 | £275,000 | 52 m² | £5,288/m² | 5 |
| 16, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Apr 2013 | £115,000 | 77 m² | £1,494/m² | 3 |
| 17, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Apr 2023 | £252,000 | 51 m² | £4,941/m² | 4 |
| 18, Hockley Court, Watling StreetFlat | Dec 2020 | £270,000 | 79 m² | £3,418/m² | 2 |
| 19, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Sept 2025 | £260,000 | 52 m² | £5,000/m² | 6 |
| 20, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Jan 2004 | £119,000 | 52 m² | £2,288/m² | 2 |
| 21, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Feb 2002 | £87,500 | 55 m² | £1,591/m² | 1 |
| 22, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Nov 2013 | £90,000 | 36 m² | £2,500/m² | 4 |
| 23, Hockley Court, Watling StreetTerraced | Mar 2017 | £182,000 | 39 m² | £4,667/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Leighton Buzzard, a drive away (6.5 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Hockliffe Signals, 100 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (routes X1, BS1); 4 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 57 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Hockliffe Lower School, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Vandyke Upper School, 4.0 km away; Attainment 8: 48.2 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express (4545), 3.6 km away, with Sports Nutrition closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Toddington Medical Centre (4.2 km), with Pharmag the closest pharmacy (4.2 km).
For a haircut, Rare Beauty is 4.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 8.4 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 21 restaurants and cafés, 16 pubs and bars.
HeroSaab is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The White Hart the nearest pub (150 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 81 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 174 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 507 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Rutherford Crescent Park, 3.3 km away; for exercise, Reformer Studio (3.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 16 km away.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
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.
7 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Congregational Chapel | II | 60 m |
| Numbers 3 and 5 the Square | II | 70 m |
| Gable End | II | 90 m |
| the Old White Horse | II | 100 m |
| Westbrook Cottage | II | 160 m |
| Numbers 1, 2 and 3 the Limes | II | 170 m |
| 1 and 2 Woburn View | II | 190 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard constituency: Alex Mayer MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 667 (1.4%), turnout 60%. Vote shares: Labour 33%, Conservative 31%, Reform UK 18%, Liberal Democrat 14%.
0 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 LU7 9NP →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Watling Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 3 of 66 homes with certificates have solar panels, 2 a heat pump, and 66 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.3% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 79.7% | 88.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 9.0% | 3.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.4% | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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 65 min
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