LU7 8BU

Leighton-Linslade North · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 3BU 1 m
LU7 3HT 136 m
LU7 3BS 141 m
LU7 3HZ 147 m
LU7 3AL 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 8BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 8
Latitude
51.930228
Longitude
-0.659862
British National Grid easting
492,240
British National Grid northing
226,593

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011965
Output area
E00088873
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 020D · E01017606
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
21
Primary
13
Secondary
6
  1. Dovery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    263 m
  2. Heathwood Lower School

    Community school

    566 m
  3. Oak Bank School

    Academy special converter

    672 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,361
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 454
  • Shoplifting 198
  • Anti social behaviour 158
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Vehicle crime 104

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

    1.3 km

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    1.5 km

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    1.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hillside Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Firs Path

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Hillside Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Firs Path

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Plummer Haven

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 020D, 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

31,470 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 6 secondary schools. Dovery Academy is the nearest published school at 263 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,361 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 454 events.

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