LU7 8PQ

Leighton-Linslade South · 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 3PQ 1 m
LU7 4QA 92 m
LU7 4QN 121 m
LU7 3QX 127 m
LU7 4RB 180 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 8PQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 8
Latitude
51.914351
Longitude
-0.647466
British National Grid easting
493,125
British National Grid northing
224,843

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011965
Output area
E00088715
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 024D · E01017576
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 024 · E02003643

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. Brooklands Middle School

    Academy converter

    192 m
  2. Leedon Lower School

    Community school

    278 m
  3. Clipstone Brook Lower School

    Community school

    309 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,221
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 772
  • Anti social behaviour 307
  • Shoplifting 232
  • Criminal damage and arson 195
  • Public order 161

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

    903 m

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    1.3 km

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    1.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Brooklands Middle School

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Brooklands Avenue

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Brooklands Middle School

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Lywood Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Richmond Road Green

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 024D, 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

28,077 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 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. Brooklands Middle School is the nearest published school at 192 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,221 published events cover 12 months, averaging 185.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 772 events.

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