LU7 3RU

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 3RT 86 m
LU7 3RQ 92 m
LU7 3RY 121 m
LU7 3RR 139 m
LU7 3RS 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 3RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 3
Latitude
51.927927
Longitude
-0.638013
British National Grid easting
493,747
British National Grid northing
226,365

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011965
Output area
E00088857
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 020A · E01017603
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 020 · E02003638

Postcode source versions

Explore LU7

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Hilbert Mews, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3RU 14 February 2025 £504,995
7, Hilbert Mews, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3RU 12 December 2024 £590,500
8, Hilbert Mews, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3RU 5 December 2024 £761,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
14
Secondary
6
  1. Vandyke Upper School

    Academy converter

    477 m
  2. Beaudesert Lower School

    Community school

    565 m
  3. Gilbert Inglefield Academy

    Academy converter

    648 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
734
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 280
  • Vehicle crime 94
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Public order 48

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.

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+
90%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90%
Gigabit-capable
90%
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

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

    2.1 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Somerville Drive

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles
  • Briggington Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles
  • Briggington Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles
  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 020A, 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

29,578 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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 £640,250 from 10 recorded sales in LU7 3RU. 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. Vandyke Upper School is the nearest published school at 477 m.

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

Recorded crime

734 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 280 events.

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