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LU7 3NS

Leighton-Linslade South · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 3FP 36 m
LU7 3FN 39 m
LU7 3NT 88 m
LU7 3FF 119 m
LU7 3NU 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 3NS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 3
Latitude
51.917704
Longitude
-0.652862
British National Grid easting
492,747
British National Grid northing
225,209

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
E00088626
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021B · E01017556
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021 · E02003639

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Woodman Mews, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3NS 6 October 2016 £304,000
1, Woodman Mews, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3NS 29 July 2015 £264,950
2, Woodman Mews, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3NS 31 August 2012 £208,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
14
Secondary
6

  1. Clipstone Brook Lower School

    Community school

    218 m

  2. Benjamin College

    Other independent special school

    338 m

  3. Brooklands Middle School

    Academy converter

    486 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,304
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 806
  • Anti social behaviour 307
  • Shoplifting 253
  • Criminal damage and arson 205
  • Public order 162

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

8 female, 3 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU7 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    529 m

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    813 m

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    1.1 km

  • 3W HEALTH

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

    ODS code K82070

    4.9 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Regent Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Marigold House

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Regent Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • George Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Council Offices

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 021B, 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

27,024 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

22 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 6 secondary schools. Clipstone Brook Lower School is the nearest published school at 218 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,304 published events cover 12 months, averaging 192 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 806 events.

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