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LU7 8DL

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 3DL 1 m
LU7 3DJ 40 m
LU7 3EA 63 m
LU7 3EJ 103 m
LU7 3JD 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 8DL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 8
Latitude
51.925281
Longitude
-0.657348
British National Grid easting
492,423
British National Grid northing
226,046

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
E00088878
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021E · E01017609
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

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    336 m

  2. Gilbert Inglefield Academy

    Academy converter

    723 m

  3. Benjamin College

    Other independent special school

    805 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,926
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 647
  • Anti social behaviour 246
  • Shoplifting 235
  • Criminal damage and arson 173
  • Vehicle crime 144

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

    904 m

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    1.0 km

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    1.3 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

  • Winston Close

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Clarence Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Clarence Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Garden Hedge

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Plummer Haven

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 021E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,849 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Rushmere Park Academy is the nearest published school at 336 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,926 published events cover 12 months, averaging 160.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 647 events.

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