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LU7 7YU

Leighton-Linslade West · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 1YU 1 m
LU7 1AR 59 m
LU7 1AP 82 m
LU7 1DL 88 m
LU7 1HH 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 7YU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 7
Latitude
51.918105
Longitude
-0.665166
British National Grid easting
491,900
British National Grid northing
225,238

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Leighton-Linslade West · E05014416
Parish or community
E04011965
Westminster constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard · E14001206
Output area
E00088611
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021C · E01017557
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021 · E02003639

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. The Mary Bassett Lower School

    Community school

    38 m

  2. Leighton Middle School

    Community school

    265 m

  3. Pulford CofE VA Lower School

    Voluntary aided school

    467 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,981
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 663
  • Anti social behaviour 258
  • Shoplifting 235
  • Criminal damage and arson 188
  • Vehicle crime 145

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

    59 m

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    329 m

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    396 m

  • 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

Nearby transport

  • West Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • West Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Leighton Middle School

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    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

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Mary Bassett Lower School is the nearest published school at 38 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,981 published events cover 12 months, averaging 165.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 663 events.

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