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LU7 8FY

Leighton-Linslade South · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Leighton-Linslade South
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 4FY 13 m
LU7 4WG 91 m
LU7 2ZS 114 m
LU7 6BL 114 m
LU7 6BX 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 8FY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 8
Latitude
51.907262
Longitude
-0.655776
British National Grid easting
492,568
British National Grid northing
224,044

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Leighton-Linslade South · E05014415
Parish or community
E04011965
Westminster constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard · E14001206
Output area
E00171396
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 024I · E01033829
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 024 · E02003643

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. Pulford CofE VA Lower School

    Voluntary aided school

    927 m

  2. Clipstone Brook Lower School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Leighton Middle School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,936
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 633
  • Shoplifting 281
  • Anti social behaviour 271
  • Criminal damage and arson 171
  • 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    1.1 km

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    1.3 km

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    1.4 km

  • 3W HEALTH

    WING SURGERY, 46 STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82070

    4.3 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Eden Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Central Bedfordshire College

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Narrow Gauge Railway

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Narrow Gauge Railway

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Grovebury Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 024I, 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

20,875 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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 14 primary and 7 secondary schools. Pulford CofE VA Lower School is the nearest published school at 927 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,936 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 633 events.

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