Ashwell Avenue, Luton
- Land size
- 0.56 acres
Key Features
- POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SITE
- SITE MIGHT ACCOMODATE A DEVELOPMENT OF FLATS AND / OR TOWN HOUSES
- TO INCLUDE A REPLACEMENT CHURCH/COMMUNITY FACILITY
- IDEALLY SITUATED FOR LEAGRAVE STATION AND MOTORWAY LINIKS
Description
POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT SITE subject to planning TO INCLUDE A REPLACEMENT CHURCH/COMMUNITY FACILITY TO BE BUILT AND PROVIDED TO THE SELLER AT NIL COST - 0.226 ha / 0.559 acre. It is considered that the site might accommodate a residential development of flats or town houses together with a replacement church facility, subject to planning.
The site comprises St Mary’s Hall, a single storey community facility with parking and soft landscaped areas, occupying a total site area of 0.228 hectare / 0.536 acre. The property is shown edged red, for identification purposes only, on the plan, which is not to scale.
The property is offered for sale by private treaty, on a subject to planning and contract basis. Offers are to be accompanied by a sketch plan showing how the redevelopment of the site is envisaged, together with an indicative, dimensioned floor plan of the proposed replacement church facility.
The site is located in Ashwell Avenue, just off Sundon Park Road, on the northern side of Luton, just under one mile from Leagrave Thameslink Station. Schools, bus routes, local shopping and other amenities are within walking distance. Leagrave Station provides a link to London Kings Cross/St Pancras International, Moorgate and Underground stations. The M1 motorway is within a short distance. Luton Airport is within two miles.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
- Parking Available
- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Parklea Primary School550 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 547
- Type
- Community school
- Whitefield Primary Academy824 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 422
- Type
- Academy converter
- Pirton Hill Primary School0.8 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 392
- Type
- Community school
- Waulud Primary School0.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 446
- Type
- Community school
- The Meads Primary School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 513
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Lealands High School204 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,025
- Type
- Foundation school
- Lea Manor High School0.9 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 916
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Houstone School1.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 765
- Type
- Free schools
- Challney High School for Girls1.5 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,062
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- Challney High School for Boys1.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,197
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Boys
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
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Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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