# LU7

Postcode district covering Leighton Buzzard, Leedon and Linslade, in Central Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

LU7 is a postcode district covering Leighton Buzzard, Leedon and Linslade, in Central Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Median sale price £370,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code LU7. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [LU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LU7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=LU7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 2% of people in LU7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=LU7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,240 homes were sold in LU7 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=LU7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LU7.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=LU7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LU7 had 61,564 usual residents at the census.

## How LU7 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | LU7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £370,000 | 2nd most expensive | 7 postcode districts, LU · 2025 |
| Population | 61,564 | 3rd most populated | 7 postcode districts, LU · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 2% | fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 7 postcode districts, LU · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 81.7% | lowest | 7 postcode districts, LU · Jan 2026 |

## Is LU7 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LU7 at a rate of 59.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 82.8 per 1,000 people across the LU postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 356 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LU7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,283), anti-social behaviour (631) and other crime (623).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LU7 was 60.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in LU7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LU7 has no single figure. Of its 38 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in LU7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Buckinghamshire 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017716) | 1,870 | 34.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.6% |
| [Buckinghamshire 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017731) | 1,334 | 42.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.3% |
| [Buckinghamshire 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017732) | 1,645 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.3% |
| [Buckinghamshire 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017651) | 1,582 | 37.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 40.2% |
| [Buckinghamshire 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017652) | 1,683 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 46.1% |
| [Buckinghamshire 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017701) | 2,812 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 72.1% |
| [Buckinghamshire 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017702) | 1,507 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 64.6% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017577) | 2,519 | 70.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 64.4% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 019F](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033826) | 1,146 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 85.9% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 019G](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033827) | 1,972 | 72.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 75.2% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017603) | 1,475 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017604) | 1,571 | 49.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017605) | 1,424 | 72.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017606) | 1,766 | 41.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 75.9% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017607) | 1,452 | 30.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 72.4% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017555) | 2,084 | 344.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 75.8% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017556) | 1,655 | 60.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.4% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017557) | 1,907 | 151.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 71.3% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017608) | 1,792 | 34.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.8% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017609) | 2,144 | 93.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.5% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017589) | 1,659 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.6% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017590) | 1,543 | 32.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 81.1% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017591) | 1,744 | 82.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.1% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017610) | 1,099 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 47.7% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017611) | 1,222 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 62.4% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017612) | 1,280 | – | 10 | 86.2% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017613) | 1,399 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 58.8% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017614) | 1,457 | 18.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 78.8% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017573) | 1,389 | 26.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01017576) | 1,352 | 30.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033191) | 1,806 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.1% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 024F](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033192) | 1,713 | 28.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.6% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 024H](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033828) | 1,375 | 98.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.5% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 024I](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033829) | 1,216 | 58.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.8% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 024J](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033830) | 1,066 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 81.7% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 024K](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033831) | 1,022 | 55.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.1% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 024L](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033832) | 1,262 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 74.2% |
| [Central Bedfordshire 024M](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033833) | 1,525 | 51.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |

## Your MP

- [Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dunstable-and-leighton-buzzard): Alex Mayer (Labour), MP since July 2024. 71% of the people here.
- [Aylesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aylesbury): Laura Kyrke-Smith (Labour), MP since July 2024. 21% of the people here.
- [Buckingham and Bletchley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/buckingham-and-bletchley): Callum Anderson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 6.7% of the people here.
- [Luton South and South Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/luton-south-and-south-bedfordshire): Rachel Hopkins (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.0% of the people here.
- [Mid Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-bedfordshire): Blake Stephenson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in LU7

[Cheddington, Pitstone & Edlesborough](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/cheddington-pitstone-and-edlesborough), [Leighton Buzzard Central](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/leighton-buzzard-central), [Leighton Buzzard North & East](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/leighton-buzzard-north-and-east), [Leighton Buzzard South East](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/leighton-buzzard-south-east), [Linslade East](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/linslade-east), [Linslade West](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/linslade-west)

## Postcode sectors in LU7

[LU7 0 (299 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7-0), [LU7 1 (148 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7-1), [LU7 2 (188 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7-2), [LU7 3 (289 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7-3), [LU7 4 (191 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7-4), [LU7 6 (28 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7-6), [LU7 9 (259 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7-9)

## Councils LU7 covers

[Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire), [Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire)

## Towns in LU7

[Leighton Buzzard](https://openindex.co.uk/town/leighton-buzzard)

## Postcode districts next to LU7

[HP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp4), [HP22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp22), [HP23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp23), [LU4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu4), [LU5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu5), [LU6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu6), [MK17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17), [MK18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk18)

## Nearest rail stations

[Leighton Buzzard (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.6770,51.9163), [Cheddington (5.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.6622,51.8579)

## More in the LU postcode area

[All LU postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## LU7 in brief

LU7 is a postcode district covering Leighton Buzzard, Leedon and Linslade, in Central Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
About 64,759 people lived in LU7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £370,000 in 2025 across 1,240 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 59.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LU7 was £370,000 in 2025.
LU7 had 61,564 usual residents at the census.
About 2% of people in LU7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LU7, 81.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LU7
- Postcode area: [LU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu)
- Constituency: [Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dunstable-and-leighton-buzzard)
- Council: [Central Bedfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)
- Area: 170 km²
- People, mid-2024: 64,759*
- Neighbourhoods: 38
- Output areas: 188

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[MK17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/mk17), [HP23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp23), [HP22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp22), [LU5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu5), [LU6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu6), [HP4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp4)

## Latest updates for LU7

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/LU7

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7#f-house-sales-median-price.

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