LU7 9RX

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 9NF 62 m
LU7 9LJ 64 m
LU7 9LL 84 m
LU7 9NT 97 m
LU7 9LP 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 9RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 9
Latitude
51.931754
Longitude
-0.586713
British National Grid easting
497,266
British National Grid northing
226,858

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011957
Output area
E00088725
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 019A · E01017577
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 019 · E02003637

Postcode source versions

Explore LU7

37 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Gilpin Court, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9RX 18 December 2024 £187,500
18, Gilpin Court, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9RX 24 October 2024 £332,500
7, Gilpin Court, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9RX 13 June 2023 £200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
4
  1. Hockliffe Lower School

    Academy converter

    136 m
  2. Stanbridge Lower School

    Community school

    2.6 km
  3. Beaudesert Lower School

    Community school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
68
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Other theft 11
  • Public order 7
  • Vehicle crime 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
38

24 female, 14 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU7 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • TODDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LUTON ROAD, TODDINGTON, DUNSTABLE, LU5 6DE

    ODS code E81034

    4.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hockliffe School

    BCT · Hockliffe

    0.0 miles
  • Hockliffe School

    BCT · Hockliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Hockliffe Signals

    BCT · Hockliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Hockliffe Signals

    BCT · Hockliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Hockliffe Signals

    BCT · Hockliffe

    0.1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
3
Medium risk addresses
9
Low risk addresses
6
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £200,000 from 7 recorded sales in LU7 9RX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Central Bedfordshire is £356,453 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 4 secondary schools. Hockliffe Lower School is the nearest published school at 136 m.

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

Recorded crime

68 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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