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LU7 3SP

Leighton-Linslade North · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leighton Buzzard
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 3SN 67 m
LU7 3SS 147 m
LU7 3SL 180 m
LU7 3SB 184 m
LU7 3SJ 197 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 3SP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 3
Latitude
51.928384
Longitude
-0.633243
British National Grid easting
494,074
British National Grid northing
226,422

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
E04011945
Westminster constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard · E14001206
Output area
E00177166
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 019F · E01033826
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 019 · E02003637

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Property

At this postcode

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
31, Henry Edge, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3SP 8 September 2025 £394,250
14, Henry Edge, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3SP 25 July 2025 £440,694
25, Henry Edge, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3SP 26 June 2025 £420,000

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

    667 m

  2. Vandyke Upper School

    Academy converter

    809 m

  3. Gilbert Inglefield Academy

    Academy converter

    976 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
576
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 232
  • Vehicle crime 65
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Other theft 38

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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    2.3 km

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    2.4 km

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    2.8 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

  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Leisure Centre

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Somerville Drive

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Briggington Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.3 miles

  • Wallis Drive

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.4 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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £420,000 from 15 recorded sales in LU7 3SP. 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

Published establishments

22 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 6 secondary schools. Beaudesert Lower School is the nearest published school at 667 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

576 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 232 events.

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