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LU7 7WU

Leighton-Linslade North · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Leighton-Linslade North
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 3HB 56 m
LU7 3HJ 92 m
LU7 3HY 114 m
LU7 3HR 140 m
LU7 3HW 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 7WU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 7
Latitude
51.925820
Longitude
-0.662029
British National Grid easting
492,100
British National Grid northing
226,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Leighton-Linslade North · E05014414
Parish or community
E04011965
Westminster constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard · E14001206
Output area
E00088868
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 020E · E01017607
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 020 · E02003638

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
14
Secondary
6

  1. The Rushmere Park Academy

    Academy converter

    603 m

  2. Dovery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    765 m

  3. The Mary Bassett Lower School

    Community school

    891 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,834
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 596
  • Anti social behaviour 240
  • Shoplifting 235
  • Criminal damage and arson 172
  • Vehicle crime 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

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    833 m

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    1.1 km

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    1.2 km

  • 3W HEALTH

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

    ODS code K82070

    4.9 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Clarence Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Clarence Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Plummer Haven

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Plummer Haven

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Firs Path

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 020E, 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

32,486 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 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. The Rushmere Park Academy is the nearest published school at 603 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,834 published events cover 12 months, averaging 152.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 596 events.

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