LU7 1LE

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 1LD 63 m
LU7 1LH 77 m
LU7 1AQ 95 m
LU7 1DD 102 m
LU7 1LB 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 1LE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 1
Latitude
51.916704
Longitude
-0.667767
British National Grid easting
491,724
British National Grid northing
225,079

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011965
Output area
E00177208
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021C · E01017557
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021 · E02003639

Postcode source versions

Explore LU7

136 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Town Bridge Mill, Flat 29, Leighton Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1LE 20 April 2026 £185,000
Town Bridge Mill, Flat 90, Leighton Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1LE 13 February 2026 £230,000
Town Bridge Mill, Flat 75, Leighton Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1LE 14 November 2025 £218,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
13
Secondary
7
  1. Leighton Middle School

    Community school

    212 m
  2. The Mary Bassett Lower School

    Community school

    257 m
  3. Pulford CofE VA Lower School

    Voluntary aided school

    412 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,903
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 614
  • Shoplifting 265
  • Anti social behaviour 244
  • Criminal damage and arson 183
  • Public order 135

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
151

77 female, 74 male

Postcode households
90
Residents per household
1.7
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 2.9% 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+
77.7%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    112 m

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    296 m

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    522 m

  • 3W HEALTH

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

    ODS code K82070

    4.0 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    4.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bridge Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.0 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Leighton Middle School

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • High 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
52
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 £217,000 from 29 recorded sales in LU7 1LE. 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. Leighton Middle School is the nearest published school at 212 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,903 published events cover 12 months, averaging 158.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 614 events.

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