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LU7 7AL

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 1AL 8 m
LU7 1AH 26 m
LU7 1EX 41 m
LU7 1DU 48 m
LU7 1DP 52 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 7AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 7
Latitude
51.915978
Longitude
-0.665549
British National Grid easting
491,878
British National Grid northing
225,001

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
E00177208
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021C · E01017557
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021 · E02003639

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
14
Secondary
7

  1. Leighton Middle School

    Community school

    41 m

  2. The Mary Bassett Lower School

    Community school

    231 m

  3. Pulford CofE VA Lower School

    Voluntary aided school

    254 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,015
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 659
  • Anti social behaviour 270
  • Shoplifting 265
  • Criminal damage and arson 195
  • Public order 139

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

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    169 m

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    288 m

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    370 m

  • 3W HEALTH

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

    ODS code K82070

    4.0 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    4.0 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

  • Leighton Middle School

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.0 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Bridge Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • West Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 021C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,512 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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. Leighton Middle School is the nearest published school at 41 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,015 published events cover 12 months, averaging 167.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 659 events.

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