LU7 1FP postcode in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire

LU7 1FP is a postcode in Leighton Buzzard, in the Leighton-Linslade West ward of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since June 2001.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Central Bedfordshire: 87% Typical price £219,000 Homes sold in LU7 1, last 12 months. ▼ 12.4% on the year before Nearest station Leighton Buzzard 1.2 km in a straight line

Where LU7 1FP is, and what is near it

Map of LU7 1FP and what is near it Map of LU7 1FP: its centre point, with the 147 other postcodes in the LU7 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LU7 1AA: also in LU7 1LU7 1AB: also in LU7 1LU7 1AE: also in LU7 1LU7 1AF: also in LU7 1LU7 1AG: also in LU7 1LU7 1AH: also in LU7 1LU7 1AL: also in LU7 1LU7 1AN: also in LU7 1LU7 1AP: also in LU7 1LU7 1AQ: also in LU7 1LU7 1AR: also in LU7 1LU7 1AS: also in LU7 1LU7 1AT: also in LU7 1LU7 1AU: also in LU7 1LU7 1AX: also in LU7 1LU7 1AY: also in LU7 1LU7 1AZ: also in LU7 1LU7 1BA: also in LU7 1LU7 1BB: also in LU7 1LU7 1BD: also in LU7 1LU7 1BE: also in LU7 1LU7 1BF: also in LU7 1LU7 1BG: also in LU7 1LU7 1BH: also in LU7 1LU7 1BJ: also in LU7 1LU7 1BL: also in LU7 1LU7 1BN: also in LU7 1LU7 1BP: also in LU7 1LU7 1BR: also in LU7 1LU7 1BS: also in LU7 1LU7 1BT: also in LU7 1LU7 1BU: also in LU7 1LU7 1BW: also in LU7 1LU7 1BX: also in LU7 1LU7 1BY: also in LU7 1LU7 1BZ: also in LU7 1LU7 1DA: also in LU7 1LU7 1DB: also in LU7 1LU7 1DD: also in LU7 1LU7 1DE: also in LU7 1LU7 1DF: also in LU7 1LU7 1DG: also in LU7 1LU7 1DH: also in LU7 1LU7 1DJ: also in LU7 1LU7 1DL: also in LU7 1LU7 1DN: also in LU7 1LU7 1DP: also in LU7 1LU7 1DQ: also in LU7 1LU7 1DS: also in LU7 1LU7 1DT: also in LU7 1LU7 1DU: also in LU7 1LU7 1DX: also in LU7 1LU7 1DZ: also in LU7 1LU7 1EA: also in LU7 1LU7 1ED: also in LU7 1LU7 1EF: also in LU7 1LU7 1EH: also in LU7 1LU7 1EL: also in LU7 1LU7 1EN: also in LU7 1LU7 1EP: also in LU7 1LU7 1EQ: also in LU7 1LU7 1ER: also in LU7 1LU7 1ES: also in LU7 1LU7 1ET: also in LU7 1LU7 1EU: also in LU7 1LU7 1EW: also in LU7 1LU7 1EX: also in LU7 1LU7 1EY: also in LU7 1LU7 1EZ: also in LU7 1LU7 1FD: also in LU7 1LU7 1FF: also in LU7 1LU7 1FG: also in LU7 1LU7 1FH: also in LU7 1LU7 1FL: also in LU7 1LU7 1FN: also in LU7 1LU7 1FQ: also in LU7 1LU7 1FR: also in LU7 1LU7 1FT: also in LU7 1LU7 1FU: also in LU7 1LU7 1FW: also in LU7 1LU7 1FY: also in LU7 1LU7 1FZ: also in LU7 1LU7 1GA: also in LU7 1LU7 1GD: also in LU7 1LU7 1GN: also in LU7 1LU7 1GR: also in LU7 1LU7 1HA: also in LU7 1LU7 1HD: also in LU7 1LU7 1HE: also in LU7 1LU7 1HF: also in LU7 1LU7 1HG: also in LU7 1LU7 1HH: also in LU7 1LU7 1HJ: also in LU7 1LU7 1HN: also in LU7 1LU7 1HR: also in LU7 1LU7 1HS: also in LU7 1LU7 1HT: also in LU7 1LU7 1HU: also in LU7 1LU7 1HW: also in LU7 1LU7 1HX: also in LU7 1LU7 1HY: also in LU7 1LU7 1HZ: also in LU7 1LU7 1JA: also in LU7 1LU7 1JB: also in LU7 1LU7 1JD: also in LU7 1LU7 1JE: also in LU7 1LU7 1JF: also in LU7 1LU7 1JH: also in LU7 1LU7 1JQ: also in LU7 1LU7 1LA: also in LU7 1LU7 1LB: also in LU7 1LU7 1LD: also in LU7 1LU7 1LE: also in LU7 1LU7 1LF: also in LU7 1LU7 1LH: also in LU7 1LU7 1NE: also in LU7 1LU7 1NF: also in LU7 1LU7 1NG: also in LU7 1LU7 1NP: also in LU7 1LU7 1NQ: also in LU7 1LU7 1NR: also in LU7 1LU7 1NS: also in LU7 1LU7 1RS: also in LU7 1LU7 1RT: also in LU7 1LU7 1RU: also in LU7 1LU7 1RW: also in LU7 1LU7 1RX: also in LU7 1LU7 1SA: also in LU7 1LU7 1SB: also in LU7 1LU7 1SD: also in LU7 1LU7 1SE: also in LU7 1LU7 1SH: also in LU7 1LU7 1SP: also in LU7 1LU7 1ST: also in LU7 1LU7 1TQ: also in LU7 1LU7 1TR: also in LU7 1LU7 1WS: also in LU7 1LU7 1YU: also in LU7 1LU7 1YX: also in LU7 1LU7 1YY: also in LU7 1LU7 1ZX: also in LU7 1 Leighton-Linslade South LU7 1FP Map of LU7 1FP and what is near it Map of LU7 1FP: its centre point, with the 147 other postcodes in the LU7 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Cheddington station 6.9 kmLeighton-Linslade South LU7 1FP
  • LU7 1FP
  • Other postcodes in LU7 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 7 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9199, longitude -0.6606)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LU7 1FP?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LU7 1FP?

Every home and business at LU7 1FP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Central Bedfordshire: 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Central Bedfordshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across Central Bedfordshire.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at LU7 1FP?

BinDayBuddy has not read Central Bedfordshire Council's days for LU7 1FP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LU7 1FP on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LU7 1FP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LU7 1FP.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Central Bedfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LU7 1FP: 6,186 properties in Central Bedfordshire are at high risk (3.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Central Bedfordshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LU7 1FP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LU7 1FP?

Homes in LU7 1 sold for a typical £219,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, down 12.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£219,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£250,000
12 months to August 2026
£219,000

▼ down 12.4% on the 12 months before

Detached£440,000 5 sales
Semi-detached£368,750 12 sales
Terraced£300,000 23 sales
Flat or maisonette£174,000 44 sales

Across the whole LU7 district: a typical £365,000 from 942 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in LU7 1FP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LU7 1FP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LU7 1FP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,180 homes in the neighbourhood around LU7 1FP. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (28%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LU7 1FP

Band D in Central Bedfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,516. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,677 (band A) to £4,194 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,677.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 370 (31%)£1,677
Band Babout 350 (30%)£1,957
Band Cabout 280 (24%)£2,237
Band Dabout 100 (8%)£2,516
Band Eabout 50 (4%)£3,075
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,634
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,194
Band Hwithheld£5,032

When the homes were built

  1. 28% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 17% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Central Bedfordshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LU7 1FP is in (ONS area E01017555), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LU7 1FP?

The nearest open schools to LU7 1FP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LU7 1FP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to LU7 1FP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LU7 1FP is Leighton Buzzard Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Leighton Buzzard Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
  • Cheddington Rail Station Railway station 6.9 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest North Street, 62 m away.

More stations near LU7 1FP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near LU7 1FP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LU7 1FP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LU7 1FP?

7 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LU7 1FP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 50 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 50 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 50 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LU7 1FP?

The nearest to the centre of LU7 1FP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LU7 1FP?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LU7 1FP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LU7 1FP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LU7 1FP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LU7 1FP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LU7 1FP?

The nearest vets to the centre of LU7 1FP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LU7 1FP in a conservation area?

The centre of LU7 1FP is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LU7 1FP?

Police.uk records 194 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LU7 1FP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences53 reports
Anti-social behaviour44 reports
Shoplifting25 reports
Other theft15 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Public order11 reports

Also: vehicle crime 11, drugs 7, burglary 4, robbery 3, possession of weapons 3, theft from the person 2, bicycle theft 2, other crime 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for LU7 1FP

Ward
Leighton-Linslade West
Parish
Leighton-Linslade
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Leighton Buzzard
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2001

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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LU7 1EL30 mLU7 1ET50 mLU7 1FF60 mLU7 1AU60 mLU7 1DB80 mLU7 1ES80 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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