LU7 9TH

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 9NA 215 m
LU7 9RQ 316 m
LU7 9LZ 320 m
LU7 9PZ 343 m
LU7 9NR 405 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU7 9TH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU7
Postcode sector
LU7 9
Latitude
51.925510
Longitude
-0.578940
British National Grid easting
497,814
British National Grid northing
226,174

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

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Property

At this postcode

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Bull Farm Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9TH 16 January 2026 £392,500
10, Bull Farm Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9TH 10 December 2024 £502,500
11, Bull Farm Close, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9TH 5 September 2022 £395,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
10
Secondary
5
  1. Hockliffe Lower School

    Academy converter

    957 m
  2. Stanbridge Lower School

    Community school

    2.1 km
  3. Toddington St George Church of England School

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
92
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Other theft 15
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Public order 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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • TODDINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    LUTON ROAD, TODDINGTON, DUNSTABLE, LU5 6DE

    ODS code E81034

    4.0 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Bull Farm

    BCT · Hockliffe

    0.0 miles
  • Bull Farm

    BCT · Hockliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Tebworth Road

    BCT · Hockliffe

    0.2 miles
  • Tebworth Road

    BCT · Hockliffe

    0.3 miles
  • Birchs Close

    BCT · Hockliffe

    0.3 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £395,000 from 13 recorded sales in LU7 9TH. 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

Published establishments

17 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hockliffe Lower School is the nearest published school at 957 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

92 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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