LU7 8SJ

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 4TU 79 m
LU7 4DD 124 m
LU7 4SW 145 m
LU7 4TJ 150 m
LU7 4SE 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 8SJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 8
Latitude
51.910266
Longitude
-0.657431
British National Grid easting
492,448
British National Grid northing
224,376

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011965
Output area
E00088704
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 024H · E01033828
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
23
Primary
14
Secondary
7
  1. Pulford CofE VA Lower School

    Voluntary aided school

    598 m
  2. Leighton Middle School

    Community school

    805 m
  3. Clipstone Brook Lower School

    Community school

    834 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,133
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 721
  • Anti social behaviour 298
  • Shoplifting 283
  • Criminal damage and arson 186
  • Public order 151

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

    698 m

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    945 m

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    1.0 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

  • Enterprise Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Enterprise Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • The Maltings

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Grovebury Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles
  • Morrisons

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 024H, 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

30,317 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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 598 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,133 published events cover 12 months, averaging 177.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 721 events.

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