LU7 8JZ

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 3JZ 3 m
LU7 3JY 30 m
LU7 3JX 55 m
LU7 3LG 106 m
LU7 3FN 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 8JZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 8
Latitude
51.919307
Longitude
-0.652305
British National Grid easting
492,782
British National Grid northing
225,388

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011965
Output area
E00088623
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021B · E01017556
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 021 · E02003639

Postcode source versions

Explore LU7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
14
Secondary
6
  1. Clipstone Brook Lower School

    Community school

    346 m
  2. Benjamin College

    Other independent special school

    399 m
  3. The Rushmere Park Academy

    Academy converter

    415 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,202
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 755
  • Anti social behaviour 293
  • Shoplifting 250
  • Criminal damage and arson 197
  • Vehicle crime 159

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 straight-line

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    638 m

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    851 m

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Regent Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • George Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Regent Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Marigold House

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Atterbury Avenue

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 021B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,024 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 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. Clipstone Brook Lower School is the nearest published school at 346 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,202 published events cover 12 months, averaging 183.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 755 events.

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