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LU7 8BY

Leighton-Linslade North · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Leighton Buzzard
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 3BT 2 m
LU7 3DG 94 m
LU7 3AY 151 m
LU7 3BZ 153 m
LU7 3AN 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 8BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 8
Latitude
51.937956
Longitude
-0.654788
British National Grid easting
492,573
British National Grid northing
227,459

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
E00088884
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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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Shenley Hill Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 8BY 22 February 2002 £247,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
14
Secondary
6

  1. Heathwood Lower School

    Community school

    362 m

  2. Oak Bank School

    Academy special converter

    369 m

  3. Dovery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    698 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
405
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 161
  • Vehicle crime 43
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Anti social behaviour 33
  • Shoplifting 31

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

    2.3 km

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    2.4 km

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    2.6 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

  • The Star

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • The Star

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Heath Park Drive

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.3 miles

  • Heath Park Drive

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.3 miles

  • Heath Green

    BCT · Heath and Reach

    0.3 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 6 secondary schools. Heathwood Lower School is the nearest published school at 362 m.

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

Recorded crime

405 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 161 events.

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