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LU7 3YZ

Leighton-Linslade South · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3YS 1 m
LU7 3NY 32 m
LU7 3YR 50 m
LU7 3PA 84 m
LU7 3PY 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 3YZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2002
Terminated
1 May 2004
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 3
Latitude
51.915329
Longitude
-0.651959
British National Grid easting
492,814
British National Grid northing
224,946

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
E00088712
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 024A · E01017573
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 024 · E02003643

Postcode source versions

Explore LU7

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

    157 m

  2. Brooklands Middle School

    Academy converter

    389 m

  3. Benjamin College

    Other independent special school

    500 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,366
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 829
  • Anti social behaviour 323
  • Shoplifting 255
  • Criminal damage and arson 209
  • Public order 164

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    578 m

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    939 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

    4.8 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • South Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Brooklands Avenue

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Brooklands Avenue

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Linwood Grove

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Brooklands Middle School

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 024A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,014 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 6 secondary schools. Clipstone Brook Lower School is the nearest published school at 157 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,366 published events cover 12 months, averaging 197.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 829 events.

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