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LU7 3BG

Leighton-Linslade North · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Leighton-Linslade North
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 3EH 101 m
LU7 3EN 192 m
LU7 3HQ 199 m
LU7 3EL 206 m
LU7 3HS 219 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 3BG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 August 2004
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 3
Latitude
51.923330
Longitude
-0.651065
British National Grid easting
492,859
British National Grid northing
225,837

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Leighton-Linslade North · E05014414
Parish or community
E04011965
Westminster constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard · E14001206
Output area
E00088882
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021D · E01017608
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
22
Primary
14
Secondary
6

  1. The Rushmere Park Academy

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    273 m

  2. Gilbert Inglefield Academy

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    413 m

  3. Vandyke Upper School

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    607 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,965
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 662
  • Anti social behaviour 254
  • Shoplifting 237
  • Criminal damage and arson 172
  • Vehicle crime 146

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LU7 3 residents
15,363

Age bands in LU7 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,736 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

1,296 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

3,962 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

3,839 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

2,882 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    1.0 km

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    1.1 km

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    1.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Miletree Court

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.0 miles

  • Miletree Court

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.0 miles

  • Vandyke Cemetery

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Tindall Avenue

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Tindall Avenue

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 021D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,951 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Rushmere Park Academy is the nearest published school at 273 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,965 published events cover 12 months, averaging 163.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 662 events.

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