LU7 9LB

Heath & Reach · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU7 9LA 627 m
LU7 9LD 725 m
LU7 9LE 790 m
LU7 9LF 793 m
LU7 3SG 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 9LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 9
Latitude
51.944411
Longitude
-0.636743
British National Grid easting
493,800
British National Grid northing
228,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011955
Output area
E00088721
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 019A · E01017577
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 019 · E02003637

Postcode source versions

Explore LU7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
15
Secondary
6
  1. St Leonards CE Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  2. Heathwood Lower School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  3. Oak Bank School

    Academy special converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
78
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Other theft 9
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Public order 7
  • Vehicle crime 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LU7 9 residents
9,808

Age bands in LU7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,738 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

836 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,367 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

2,596 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

1,747 residents

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 2024-04-08.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS

    29 BASSETT ROAD, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1AR

    ODS code E81003

    3.5 km

  • SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY

    LAKE STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 1RS

    ODS code E81004

    3.5 km

  • LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81044

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Heath Green

    BCT · Heath and Reach

    0.8 miles
  • Heath Green

    BCT · Heath and Reach

    0.8 miles
  • Brickhill Road

    BCT · Heath and Reach

    0.9 miles
  • Brickhill Road

    BCT · Heath and Reach

    0.9 miles
  • Vandyke Road

    BCT · Leighton Buzzard

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 019A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,566 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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 15 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Leonards CE Academy is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

78 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 24 events.

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