LU7 8RP

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 4RP 1 m
LU7 4QU 96 m
LU7 9SQ 106 m
LU7 4BS 111 m
LU7 4TG 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 8RP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 8
Latitude
51.912843
Longitude
-0.654796
British National Grid easting
492,624
British National Grid northing
224,666

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011965
Output area
E00088720
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 024J · E01033830
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
21
Primary
13
Secondary
6
  1. Clipstone Brook Lower School

    Community school

    495 m
  2. Benjamin College

    Other independent special school

    613 m
  3. Pulford CofE VA Lower School

    Voluntary aided school

    624 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,385
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 825
  • Anti social behaviour 324
  • Shoplifting 285
  • Criminal damage and arson 213
  • Public order 165

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

    535 m

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    923 m

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    961 m

  • 3W HEALTH

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

    ODS code K82070

    4.6 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Linwood Grove

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.0 miles
  • Linwood Grove

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • The Maltings

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • South Street

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 024J, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,279 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 6 secondary schools. Clipstone Brook Lower School is the nearest published school at 495 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,385 published events cover 12 months, averaging 198.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 825 events.

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