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LU7 2WA

Leighton-Linslade South · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Leighton-Linslade South
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 1TS 38 m
LU7 1WB 69 m
LU7 1SF 88 m
LU7 1ST 98 m
LU7 4RN 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 2WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
1 November 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 2
Latitude
51.914079
Longitude
-0.658307
British National Grid easting
492,380
British National Grid northing
224,799

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Leighton-Linslade South · E05014415
Parish or community
E04011965
Westminster constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard · E14001206
Output area
E00088616
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021A · E01017555
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021 · E02003639

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
14
Secondary
7

  1. Pulford CofE VA Lower School

    Voluntary aided school

    368 m

  2. Benjamin College

    Other independent special school

    443 m

  3. Leighton Middle School

    Community school

    503 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,401
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 836
  • Anti social behaviour 313
  • Shoplifting 285
  • Criminal damage and arson 216
  • Public order 171

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    280 m

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    656 m

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    689 m

  • 3W HEALTH

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

    ODS code K82070

    4.4 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Morrisons

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.0 miles

  • Morrisons

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Library

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Linwood Grove

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Linwood Grove

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 021A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,761 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 7 secondary schools. Pulford CofE VA Lower School is the nearest published school at 368 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,401 published events cover 12 months, averaging 200.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 836 events.

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