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LU7 8SW

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 4SW 0 m
LU7 4SF 69 m
LU7 4SQ 92 m
LU7 4EA 106 m
LU7 4SZ 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 8SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 8
Latitude
51.910092
Longitude
-0.659516
British National Grid easting
492,305
British National Grid northing
224,354

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
E00088704
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 024H · E01033828
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

    521 m

  2. Leighton Middle School

    Community school

    736 m

  3. Benjamin College

    Other independent special school

    894 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,058
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 686
  • Anti social behaviour 291
  • Shoplifting 283
  • Criminal damage and arson 179
  • Public order 141

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

    693 m

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    854 m

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    999 m

  • 3W HEALTH

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

    ODS code K82070

    4.2 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Enterprise Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.0 miles

  • Enterprise Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.0 miles

  • Grovebury Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • The Maltings

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

  • Morrisons

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.3 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 521 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,058 published events cover 12 months, averaging 171.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 686 events.

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