LU7 3UZ

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 3XA 99 m
LU7 3AJ 110 m
LU7 9NU 114 m
LU7 3XB 129 m
LU7 3DX 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 3UZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 3
Latitude
51.921789
Longitude
-0.635988
British National Grid easting
493,899
British National Grid northing
225,685

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011965
Output area
E00088861
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 020C · E01017605
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 020 · E02003638

Postcode source versions

Explore LU7

47 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
29, Mercury Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3UZ 20 January 2025 £392,000
8, Mercury Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3UZ 8 September 2023 £368,000
19, Mercury Way, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3UZ 24 June 2022 £348,000

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

    144 m
  2. Vandyke Upper School

    Academy converter

    858 m
  3. Gilbert Inglefield Academy

    Academy converter

    885 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
981
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 376
  • Anti social behaviour 123
  • Vehicle crime 104
  • Criminal damage and arson 83
  • Shoplifting 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
84

38 female, 46 male

Postcode households
38
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 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU7 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%

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

    1.8 km

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    2.0 km

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    2.3 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

  • Jupiter Drive

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Jupiter Drive

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Appenine Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Wheatfield Close

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles
  • Hydrus Drive

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 020C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,456 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 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.

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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £358,000 from 6 recorded sales in LU7 3UZ. 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 144 m.

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

Recorded crime

981 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 376 events.

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