# Leighton Buzzard

Town in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.

Leighton Buzzard is a town in Central Bedfordshire, East of England. Median sale price £355,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 64.7 per 1,000 people.

Town. Code E63004105. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)

Leighton Buzzard is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Leighton Buzzard add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £355,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Leighton Buzzard was £355,000 in 2025. Joint 258th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/leighton-buzzard#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 42,736** (2021). Leighton Buzzard had 42,736 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 260th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/leighton-buzzard#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Leighton Buzzard 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/town/leighton-buzzard#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.0%** (January 2026). In Leighton Buzzard, 86.0% 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/town/leighton-buzzard#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63004105) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Leighton Buzzard live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63004105) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 971 homes were sold in Leighton Buzzard in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63004105) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Leighton Buzzard.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63004105) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Leighton Buzzard had 42,736 usual residents at the census.

## How Leighton Buzzard compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Leighton Buzzard | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £355,000 | joint 59th most expensive | 130 towns, East of England · 2025 |
| Population | 42,736 | 25th most populated | 130 towns, East of England · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 130 towns, East of England · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 86.0% | 32nd lowest | 130 towns, East of England · Jan 2026 |

## Is Leighton Buzzard safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leighton Buzzard at a rate of 64.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across East of England.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 264 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leighton Buzzard.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (957), anti-social behaviour (490) and other crime (446).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Leighton Buzzard was 65.6 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 Leighton Buzzard, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Leighton Buzzard has no single figure. Of its 29 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 9 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 Leighton Buzzard

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Central Bedfordshire 019F](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire/neighbourhood/e01033826) | 1,146 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 85.9% |
| [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.

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

## Council

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

## Postcode districts covering Leighton Buzzard

[LU7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu7)

## Middle areas in Leighton Buzzard

[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)

## Towns near Leighton Buzzard

[Houghton Regis](https://openindex.co.uk/town/houghton-regis), [Bletchley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bletchley), [Dunstable](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dunstable), [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/town/milton-keynes), [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton), [Tring](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tring)

## Leighton Buzzard in brief

Leighton Buzzard is a town in Central Bedfordshire, East of England.
About 45,228 people lived in Leighton Buzzard in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £355,000 in 2025 across 971 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 64.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Leighton Buzzard was £355,000 in 2025.
Leighton Buzzard had 42,736 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Leighton Buzzard live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Leighton Buzzard, 86.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63004105
- Constituency: [Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dunstable-and-leighton-buzzard)
- Council: [Central Bedfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)
- Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 10.48 km²
- People, mid-2024: 45,228*
- Neighbourhoods: 29
- Output areas: 132

* 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Houghton Regis](https://openindex.co.uk/town/houghton-regis), [Bletchley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bletchley), [Dunstable](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dunstable), [Milton Keynes](https://openindex.co.uk/town/milton-keynes), [Luton](https://openindex.co.uk/luton), [Tring](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tring)

## Latest updates for Leighton Buzzard

- 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/E63004105

## How to cite

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