# LU7 1DF: area report for a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

LU7 1DF is a postcode in Central Bedfordshire.

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 Central Bedfordshire. Open the map at LU7 1DF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) › [LU7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7) › [LU7 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7-1)

## Around this postcode

- **82 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Central Bedfordshire 021A: 344 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6623,51.9181,LU71DF
- **Leighton Buzzard, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6623,51.9181,LU71DF
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6623,51.9181,LU71DF
- **No property in LU7 1DF 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=-0.6623,51.9181,LU71DF
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6623,51.9181,LU71DF
- **£355,263 average price**: For the whole of Central Bedfordshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6623,51.9181,LU71DF
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6623,51.9181,LU71DF
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6623,51.9181,LU71DF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LU7 1DF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6623,51.9181,LU71DF
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LU7 1DF**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6623,51.9181,LU71DF
- **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=-0.6623,51.9181,LU71DF
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6623,51.9181,LU71DF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Mary Bassett Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-mary-bassett-lower-school-e109508) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Benjamin College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benjamin-college-e135805) | Special | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Leighton Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leighton-middle-school-e109689) | Secondary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pulford CofE VA Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pulford-cofe-va-lower-school-e109619) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [The Rushmere Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rushmere-park-academy-e146685) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Clipstone Brook Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clipstone-brook-lower-school-e109521) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Brooklands Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brooklands-middle-school-e137636) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Linslade Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/linslade-lower-school-e109515) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £186,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £394,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2024 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £127,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS (170 m); SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY (250 m); LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY (470 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (220 m); ROSEHILL PHARMACY (220 m); PEAK PHARMACY (250 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (430 m); GROVEBURY PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: SOUTH BEDFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY (170 m); SMILE CREATIONS INNOVATIONS LTD (260 m); LE ROUX 2 (300 m); OLD BANK HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (300 m); BRIDGE STREET DENTAL (310 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Leighton Buzzard (150 m, Iceland); Waitrose Leighton Buzzard (180 m, Waitrose); Aldi Leighton Buzzard (390 m, Aldi); Spar - St Christophers (480 m, Spar); Tesco Leighton Buzzard Superstore (490 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £355,263** (August 2026). Central Bedfordshire’s average house price was £355,263 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,645** (2025). Full-time workers living in Central Bedfordshire earned a median of £43,645 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 73rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Central Bedfordshire costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 127th 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: 13.1** (2025). Central Bedfordshire has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 65th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Central Bedfordshire 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.5** (2025). Central Bedfordshire 021A has a deprivation score of 25.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,757th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 021A was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 8,379th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,084** (2021). Central Bedfordshire 021A had 2,084 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,129th 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: 75.8%** (January 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 021A, 75.8% 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: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)
- Centre: 51.9181, -0.6623

Council: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dunstable-and-leighton-buzzard): Alex Mayer (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=-0.6623,51.9181,LU71DF

## How to cite

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