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LU7 8TA

Leighton-Linslade South · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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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 4TL 30 m
LU7 4SD 102 m
LU7 4TD 112 m
LU7 4SP 113 m
LU7 4SZ 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 8TA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 8
Latitude
51.908742
Longitude
-0.662536
British National Grid easting
492,100
British National Grid northing
224,200

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

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

    592 m

  2. Leighton Middle School

    Community school

    797 m

  3. Cedars Upper School

    Academy converter

    820 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,918
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 644
  • Anti social behaviour 269
  • Shoplifting 268
  • Criminal damage and arson 169
  • Public order 131

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

    857 m

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    861 m

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    1.1 km

  • 3W HEALTH

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

    ODS code K82070

    3.9 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Grovebury Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Enterprise Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Enterprise Way

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Grovebury Road Bus Link

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.3 miles

  • Eden Way

    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 592 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,918 published events cover 12 months, averaging 159.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 644 events.

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