LU7 4QA postcode in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire

LU7 4QA is a postcode in Leighton Buzzard, in the Leighton-Linslade South 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 £330,000 Homes sold in LU7 4, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Leighton Buzzard 2.1 km in a straight line

Where LU7 4QA is, and what is near it

Map of LU7 4QA and what is near it Map of LU7 4QA: its centre point, with the 190 other postcodes in the LU7 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LU7 4AT: also in LU7 4LU7 4BS: also in LU7 4LU7 4DF: also in LU7 4LU7 4EA: also in LU7 4LU7 4EB: also in LU7 4LU7 4ED: also in LU7 4LU7 4EE: also in LU7 4LU7 4EF: also in LU7 4LU7 4FB: also in LU7 4LU7 4FE: also in LU7 4LU7 4FG: also in LU7 4LU7 4FH: also in LU7 4LU7 4FN: also in LU7 4LU7 4FP: also in LU7 4LU7 4FS: also in LU7 4LU7 4FW: also in LU7 4LU7 4GB: also in LU7 4LU7 4GP: also in LU7 4LU7 4HE: also in LU7 4LU7 4HG: also in LU7 4LU7 4HP: also in LU7 4LU7 4HS: also in LU7 4LU7 4HT: also in LU7 4LU7 4HU: also in LU7 4LU7 4HY: also in LU7 4LU7 4JG: also in LU7 4LU7 4JT: also in LU7 4LU7 4NX: also in LU7 4LU7 4NZ: also in LU7 4LU7 4PX: also in LU7 4LU7 4PY: also in LU7 4LU7 4PZ: also in LU7 4LU7 4QB: also in LU7 4LU7 4QD: also in LU7 4LU7 4QE: also in LU7 4LU7 4QF: also in LU7 4LU7 4QH: also in LU7 4LU7 4QJ: also in LU7 4LU7 4QN: also in LU7 4LU7 4QQ: also in LU7 4LU7 4QS: also in LU7 4LU7 4QU: also in LU7 4LU7 4QW: also in LU7 4LU7 4QX: also in LU7 4LU7 4QY: also in LU7 4LU7 4QZ: also in LU7 4LU7 4RA: also in LU7 4LU7 4RB: also in LU7 4LU7 4RD: also in LU7 4LU7 4RE: also in LU7 4LU7 4RF: also in LU7 4LU7 4RG: also in LU7 4LU7 4RH: also in LU7 4LU7 4RJ: also in LU7 4LU7 4RL: also in LU7 4LU7 4RN: also in LU7 4LU7 4RP: also in LU7 4LU7 4RQ: also in LU7 4LU7 4RW: also in LU7 4LU7 4SB: also in LU7 4LU7 4SD: also in LU7 4LU7 4SE: also in LU7 4LU7 4SF: also in LU7 4LU7 4SH: also in LU7 4LU7 4SJ: also in LU7 4LU7 4SQ: also in LU7 4LU7 4ST: also in LU7 4LU7 4SU: also in LU7 4LU7 4SW: also in LU7 4LU7 4SX: also in LU7 4LU7 4SY: also in LU7 4LU7 4SZ: also in LU7 4LU7 4TG: also in LU7 4LU7 4TH: also in LU7 4LU7 4TJ: also in LU7 4LU7 4TU: also in LU7 4LU7 4TX: also in LU7 4LU7 4UB: also in LU7 4LU7 4UF: also in LU7 4LU7 4UG: also in LU7 4LU7 4UH: also in LU7 4LU7 4UQ: also in LU7 4LU7 4WB: also in LU7 4LU7 4WH: also in LU7 4LU7 4WJ: also in LU7 4LU7 4WL: also in LU7 4LU7 4WN: also in LU7 4LU7 4WY: also in LU7 4LU7 4YH: also in LU7 4LU7 4YL: also in LU7 4LU7 4YU: also in LU7 4LU7 4YX: also in LU7 4 Benjamin College 900 mGP 1.3 km2 places, 1.5–2.1 kmLeighton-Linslade South LU7 4QA Map of LU7 4QA and what is near it Map of LU7 4QA: its centre point, with the 190 other postcodes in the LU7 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 17 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Cheddington station 6.3 kmLeighton-Linslade South LU7 4QA
  • LU7 4QA
  • Other postcodes in LU7 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops
  • 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 51.9136, longitude -0.6468)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LU7 4QA?

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 4QA?

Every home and business at LU7 4QA 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.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 4QA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Central Bedfordshire Council's days for LU7 4QA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LU7 4QA 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 4QA 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 4QA.

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 4QA: 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 4QA 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 4QA?

Homes in LU7 4 sold for a typical £330,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 159 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£330,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£330,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £486,250 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £360,000 43 sales
  • Terraced £325,000 59 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £195,000 33 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

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 4QA

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in LU7 4QA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 April 2026. The middle sale was £375,000, from £355,000 to £483,000. Across LU7 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £330,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 4QA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 570 homes in the neighbourhood around LU7 4QA. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (37%). 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 4QA

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 £3,075 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,957.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (4%)£1,677
Band Babout 160 (28%)£1,957
Band Cabout 130 (23%)£2,237
Band Dabout 100 (18%)£2,516
Band Eabout 160 (28%)£3,075
Band Fwithheld£3,634
Band Gfewer than 5£4,194
Band Hfewer than 5£5,032

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 20% 1919 to 1939
  4. 37% 1945 to 1964
  5. 33% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 4QA is in (ONS area E01017576), 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 4QA?

The nearest open schools to LU7 4QA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LU7 4QA, 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 4QA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LU7 4QA is Leighton Buzzard Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Leighton Buzzard Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Cheddington Rail Station Railway station 6.3 kmDrive

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

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Lywood Road, 140 m away.

More stations near LU7 4QA, 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 4QA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LU7 4QA, 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 4QA?

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LU7 4QA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmWalk

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 4QA?

The nearest to the centre of LU7 4QA, 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 4QA?

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 4QA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LU7 4QA, 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 4QA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LU7 4QA, 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 4QA?

The nearest vets to the centre of LU7 4QA 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 4QA in a conservation area?

The centre of LU7 4QA 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 4QA?

Police.uk records 195 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LU7 4QA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences55 reports
Anti-social behaviour47 reports
Shoplifting24 reports
Public order17 reports
Other theft17 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports

Also: vehicle crime 9, drugs 5, robbery 3, possession of weapons 2, burglary 1, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, other crime 1.

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 4QA

Ward
Leighton-Linslade South
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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