LU7 1BY

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 3HX 82 m
LU7 1BX 91 m
LU7 3DQ 128 m
LU7 1BS 144 m
LU7 1FW 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 1BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 1
Latitude
51.922948
Longitude
-0.661780
British National Grid easting
492,123
British National Grid northing
225,781

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011965
Output area
E00088618
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021C · E01017557
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021 · E02003639

Postcode source versions

Explore LU7

45 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
40, King Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1BY 22 May 2026 £425,000
11, King Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1BY 27 February 2026 £347,000
5, King Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1BY 19 December 2022 £477,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
14
Secondary
6
  1. The Rushmere Park Academy

    Academy converter

    475 m
  2. The Mary Bassett Lower School

    Community school

    587 m
  3. Benjamin College

    Other independent special school

    612 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,902
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 625
  • Anti social behaviour 247
  • Shoplifting 237
  • Criminal damage and arson 179
  • Vehicle crime 147

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
76

39 female, 37 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.5
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 1.5% 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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    531 m

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    747 m

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    911 m

  • 3W HEALTH

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

    ODS code K82070

    4.7 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chapel Path

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Clarence Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Clarence Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles
  • Chapel Path

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles
  • East Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

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
1
Low risk addresses
6
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 £451,250 from 4 recorded sales in LU7 1BY. 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 14 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Rushmere Park Academy is the nearest published school at 475 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,902 published events cover 12 months, averaging 158.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 625 events.

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