LU7 2FG

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 2PS 61 m
LU7 2LN 72 m
LU7 2PY 139 m
LU7 2PR 140 m
LU7 2PU 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 2FG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 2
Latitude
51.913890
Longitude
-0.682942
British National Grid easting
490,686
British National Grid northing
224,747

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011965
Output area
E00088902
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 023D · E01017614
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 023 · E02003641

Postcode source versions

Explore LU7

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Epsom Close, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2FG 16 December 2025 £250,000
8, Epsom Close, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2FG 12 May 2023 £325,000
9, Epsom Close, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2FG 30 September 2021 £305,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
13
Secondary
7
  1. Linslade Lower School

    Community school

    544 m
  2. Southcott Lower School

    Community school

    738 m
  3. Linslade School

    Academy converter

    761 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,108
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 350
  • Shoplifting 171
  • Anti social behaviour 140
  • Criminal damage and arson 115
  • Public order 87

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

17 female, 10 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.1
LU7 2 residents
11,343

Age bands in LU7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,896 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

964 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

2,999 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

3,051 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

2,492 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU7 2 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

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    1.1 km

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    1.4 km

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    1.6 km

  • 3W HEALTH

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

    ODS code K82070

    2.9 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    2.9 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

  • Chelsea Green

    BCT · Linslade

    0.0 miles
  • Southcott Village

    BCT · Linslade

    0.0 miles
  • Chelsea Green

    BCT · Linslade

    0.0 miles
  • Southcott Village

    BCT · Linslade

    0.0 miles
  • Bunkers Lane

    BCT · Linslade

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 023D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,507 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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
2
Low risk addresses
5
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 £305,000 from 3 recorded sales in LU7 2FG. 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. Linslade Lower School is the nearest published school at 544 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,108 published events cover 12 months, averaging 92.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 350 events.

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