LU7 3RN

Leighton-Linslade North · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 3RP 86 m
LU7 3GU 152 m
LU7 3RR 217 m
LU7 3SS 223 m
LU7 3RT 260 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 3RN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 3
Latitude
51.925730
Longitude
-0.634691
British National Grid easting
493,980
British National Grid northing
226,125

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011945
Output area
E00177166
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 019F · E01033826
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 019 · E02003637

Postcode source versions

Explore LU7

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Darwin Crescent, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3RN 23 January 2026 £430,000
1, Darwin Crescent, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3RN 10 November 2025 £515,000
2, Darwin Crescent, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3RN 26 September 2025 £515,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
14
Secondary
6
  1. Beaudesert Lower School

    Community school

    358 m
  2. Vandyke Upper School

    Academy converter

    718 m
  3. Gilbert Inglefield Academy

    Academy converter

    840 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
714
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 265
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Vehicle crime 80
  • Criminal damage and arson 66
  • Other theft 44

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

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    2.0 km

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    2.2 km

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    2.5 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

  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Hydrus Drive

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles
  • Jupiter Drive

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles
  • Somerville Drive

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 019F, 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

23,528 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £515,000 from 3 recorded sales in LU7 3RN. 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 14 primary and 6 secondary schools. Beaudesert Lower School is the nearest published school at 358 m.

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

Recorded crime

714 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 265 events.

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