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LU7 8UQ

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 4UQ 0 m
LU7 4UF 96 m
LU7 4UG 105 m
LU7 4RD 180 m
LU7 4QJ 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 8UQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 8
Latitude
51.911825
Longitude
-0.651439
British National Grid easting
492,857
British National Grid northing
224,557

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
E00088718
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 024D · E01017576
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
21
Primary
13
Secondary
6

  1. Clipstone Brook Lower School

    Community school

    514 m

  2. Brooklands Middle School

    Academy converter

    575 m

  3. Leedon Lower School

    Community school

    620 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,197
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 721
  • Anti social behaviour 305
  • Shoplifting 285
  • Criminal damage and arson 197
  • 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

    782 m

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    1.2 km

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    1.2 km

  • 3W HEALTH

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

    ODS code K82070

    4.7 km

  • ASHCROFT SURGERY

    STEWKLEY ROAD, WING, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 0NE

    ODS code K82061

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Richmond Road Green

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Brooklands Avenue

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.1 miles

  • Brooklands Avenue

    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 024D, 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

28,077 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 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 514 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,197 published events cover 12 months, averaging 183.083 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.