LU7 8TT

Leighton-Linslade North · 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 3TT 1 m
LU7 3XR 60 m
LU7 3DP 63 m
LU7 3UR 87 m
LU7 3XE 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 8TT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 8
Latitude
51.921546
Longitude
-0.644502
British National Grid easting
493,314
British National Grid northing
225,647

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011965
Output area
E00088860
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 020B · E01017604
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 020 · E02003638

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. Gilbert Inglefield Academy

    Academy converter

    522 m
  2. Beaudesert Lower School

    Community school

    530 m
  3. Vandyke Upper School

    Academy converter

    630 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,843
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 648
  • Anti social behaviour 242
  • Shoplifting 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 159
  • Vehicle crime 140

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

    1.2 km

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    1.4 km

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Centauri Close

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles
  • Brooklands Drive

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles
  • Willow Bank Walk

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles
  • Willow Bank Walk

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles
  • Brooklands Drive

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 020B, 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

30,339 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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. Gilbert Inglefield Academy is the nearest published school at 522 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,843 published events cover 12 months, averaging 153.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 648 events.

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