LU7 4DD

Leighton-Linslade South · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 4YJ 126 m
LU7 2ZS 154 m
LU7 4AZ 154 m
LU7 4WW 154 m
LU7 6AG 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 4DD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 4
Latitude
51.909212
Longitude
-0.658015
British National Grid easting
492,410
British National Grid northing
224,258

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011965
Output area
E00088704
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 024H · E01033828
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
23
Primary
14
Secondary
7
  1. Pulford CofE VA Lower School

    Voluntary aided school

    661 m
  2. Leighton Middle School

    Community school

    874 m
  3. Clipstone Brook Lower School

    Community school

    954 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,048
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 683
  • Anti social behaviour 289
  • Shoplifting 281
  • Criminal damage and arson 176
  • Public order 143

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LU7 4 residents
9,944

Age bands in LU7 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.4%

2,515 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

949 residents

Age 25 to 44
36%

3,707 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.9%

2,255 residents

Age 65 and over
8.4%

868 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

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    803 m

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    996 m

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    1.1 km

  • 3W HEALTH

    WING SURGERY, 46 STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82070

    4.2 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    4.2 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

  • Enterprise Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Enterprise Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Grovebury Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • The Maltings

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles
  • Eden Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 024H, 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

30,317 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 7 secondary schools. Pulford CofE VA Lower School is the nearest published school at 661 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,048 published events cover 12 months, averaging 170.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 683 events.

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