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LU7 8AQ

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 3AQ 1 m
LU7 3EP 65 m
LU7 3HP 67 m
LU7 3AD 77 m
LU7 3LP 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 8AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 8
Latitude
51.927216
Longitude
-0.657566
British National Grid easting
492,404
British National Grid northing
226,261

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
E00088869
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021D · E01017608
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
15
Secondary
6

  1. The Rushmere Park Academy

    Academy converter

    538 m

  2. Dovery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    621 m

  3. Gilbert Inglefield Academy

    Academy converter

    746 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,775
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 588
  • Shoplifting 230
  • Anti social behaviour 228
  • Criminal damage and arson 155
  • Public order 133

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

3

within 5 km

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    1.1 km

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    1.2 km

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    1.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Plummer Haven

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.0 miles

  • Plummer Haven

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.0 miles

  • Winston Close

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Oakley Green

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Oakley Green

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 021D, 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

21,951 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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 15 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Rushmere Park Academy is the nearest published school at 538 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,775 published events cover 12 months, averaging 147.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 588 events.

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