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LU7 6AY

Leighton-Linslade South · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Leighton-Linslade South
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 2ZS 3 m
LU7 4AZ 3 m
LU7 4WW 3 m
LU7 6AG 3 m
LU7 6BL 3 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 6AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2010
Terminated
1 March 2013
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 6
Latitude
51.908039
Longitude
-0.656916
British National Grid easting
492,488
British National Grid northing
224,129

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
E00171396
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 024I · E01033829
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 024 · E02003643

Postcode source versions

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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

    811 m

  2. Leighton Middle School

    Community school

    1.0 km

  3. Clipstone Brook Lower School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,958
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 639
  • Shoplifting 281
  • Anti social behaviour 277
  • Criminal damage and arson 171
  • Public order 136

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    947 m

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    1.1 km

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    1.3 km

  • 3W HEALTH

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

    ODS code K82070

    4.3 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    4.3 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

  • Eden Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Grovebury Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Enterprise Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Enterprise Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Narrow Gauge Railway

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 024I, 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

20,875 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 7 secondary schools. Pulford CofE VA Lower School is the nearest published school at 811 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,958 published events cover 12 months, averaging 163.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 639 events.

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