# LU7 0BE: area report for a postcode in Buckinghamshire

LU7 0BE is a postcode in Buckinghamshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Buckinghamshire. Open the map at LU7 0BE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) › [LU7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7) › [LU7 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7-0)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Buckinghamshire 006B: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6724,51.9576,LU70BE
- **Leighton Buzzard, 4.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6724,51.9576,LU70BE
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6724,51.9576,LU70BE
- **No property in LU7 0BE listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.6724,51.9576,LU70BE
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Buckinghamshire 006B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6724,51.9576,LU70BE
- **£477,450 average price**: For the whole of Buckinghamshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6724,51.9576,LU70BE
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6724,51.9576,LU70BE
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6724,51.9576,LU70BE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LU7 0BE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6724,51.9576,LU70BE
- **Low road and rail noise at LU7 0BE**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6724,51.9576,LU70BE
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.6724,51.9576,LU70BE
- **7.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6724,51.9576,LU70BE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [High Ash Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-ash-church-of-england-primary-school-e110419) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Leonards CE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-leonards-ce-academy-e151804) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £985,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £680,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £477,450** (August 2026). Buckinghamshire’s average house price was £477,450 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). No change in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,290** (2025). Full-time workers living in Buckinghamshire earned a median of £43,290 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 81st highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 11.0×** (2025). A home in Buckinghamshire costs 11.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 34th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.9** (2025). Buckinghamshire has a deprivation score of 11.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 47th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Buckinghamshire 006B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.9** (2025). Buckinghamshire 006B has a deprivation score of 9.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,616th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £536,725** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Buckinghamshire 006B was £536,725 in 2025. 3,854th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,825** (2021). Buckinghamshire 006B had 1,825 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,122nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.3%** (January 2026). In Buckinghamshire 006B, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## LU7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LU7 was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 700th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 61,564** (2021). LU7 had 61,564 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 86th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in LU7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.7%** (January 2026). In LU7, 81.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire)
- Centre: 51.9576, -0.6724

Council: [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Buckingham and Bletchley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/buckingham-and-bletchley): Callum Anderson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.6724,51.9576,LU70BE

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7-0be