LU7 7ER

Leighton-Linslade West · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 1LH 56 m
LU7 1ER 100 m
LU7 1AQ 122 m
LU7 1LE 130 m
LU7 1AP 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 7ER
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 7
Latitude
51.917859
Longitude
-0.668053
British National Grid easting
491,702
British National Grid northing
225,207

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011965
Output area
E00177208
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021C · E01017557
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021 · E02003639

Postcode source versions

Explore LU7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
13
Secondary
7
  1. The Mary Bassett Lower School

    Community school

    235 m
  2. Leighton Middle School

    Community school

    312 m
  3. Pulford CofE VA Lower School

    Voluntary aided school

    524 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,864
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 611
  • Anti social behaviour 241
  • Shoplifting 235
  • Criminal damage and arson 183
  • Public order 135

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    239 m

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    248 m

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    567 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

Nearby transport

  • Tesco

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Bridge Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • West Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles
  • Stoke Road

    BCT · Linslade

    0.2 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

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Mary Bassett Lower School is the nearest published school at 235 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,864 published events cover 12 months, averaging 155.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 611 events.

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