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LU7 1AP

Leighton-Linslade West · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 1YU 82 m
LU7 1AR 101 m
LU7 3WJ 130 m
LU7 1BB 133 m
LU7 1DL 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 1AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 1
Latitude
51.918591
Longitude
-0.666068
British National Grid easting
491,837
British National Grid northing
225,291

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011965
Output area
E00088611
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021C · E01017557
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021 · E02003639

Postcode source versions

Explore LU7

65 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Windsor Avenue, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AP 29 August 2025 £410,000
44, Windsor Avenue, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AP 4 August 2025 £455,000
19, Windsor Avenue, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AP 20 June 2025 £430,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
13
Secondary
7
  1. The Mary Bassett Lower School

    Community school

    119 m
  2. Leighton Middle School

    Community school

    326 m
  3. Pulford CofE VA Lower School

    Voluntary aided school

    536 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,948
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 650
  • Anti social behaviour 250
  • Shoplifting 235
  • Criminal damage and arson 187
  • Public order 143

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
140
78 female, 62 male
Postcode households
60
Residents per household
2.3
LU7 1 residents
5,177

Age bands in LU7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%
937 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.3%
481 residents
Age 25 to 44
29.9%
1,732 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.9%
1,498 residents
Age 65 and over
19.6%
1,136 residents

This postcode contained 2.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU7 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    101 m

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

    1 LEIGHTON ROAD, LINSLADE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1LB

    ODS code E81044

    346 m

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    477 m

  • 3W HEALTH

    WING SURGERY, 46 STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82070

    4.2 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • West Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    200 m
  • Tesco

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    255 m
  • West Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    262 m
  • Bridge Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    287 m
  • High Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    323 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 021C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,512 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £450,000 from 7 recorded sales in LU7 1AP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Central Bedfordshire is £356,453 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Mary Bassett Lower School is the nearest published school at 119 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,948 published events cover 12 months, averaging 162 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 650 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.